CVE-2022-34709

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 67.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2022-08-09 19:54Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-29 20:40Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-06-27

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

1ac2d558b4636216007b4c1c8099f79d311acc42ea1718e0a950eef218ebae7e

• msrc.microsoft.comWindows Defender Credential Guard Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34709vendor-advisory