CVE-2022-23748 (GCVE-0-2022-23748)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-11-17 00:00
Modified
2025-07-30 01:37
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Summary
mDNSResponder.exe is vulnerable to DLL Sideloading attack. Executable improperly specifies how to load the DLL, from which folder and under what conditions. In these scenarios, a malicious attacker could be using the valid and legitimate executable to load malicious files.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Audinate Dante Application Library for Windows Version: All versions prior to and including 1.2.0
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2025-02-06

Due date: 2025-02-27

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://www.getdante.com/support/faq/audinate-response-to-dante-discovery-mdnsresponder-exe-security-issue-cve-2022-23748/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23748

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