Vulnerability record

CVE-2022-23748

Dante Discovery Process Control Vulnerability

Severity: HighExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Dante Discovery, fix it now.

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

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Feb 27, 2025.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
Dante DiscoveryAudinateKEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2022-23748 scored CVSS 7.8: Audinate Dante Discovery, Dante Discovery Process Control Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Dante Discovery systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Coverage

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References

  • getdante.com https://www.getdante.com/support/faq/audinate-response-to-dante-discovery-mdnsresponder-exe-security-issue-cve…
  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23748
  • cpr-zero.checkpoint.com https://cpr-zero.checkpoint.com/vulns/cprid-2193/%2C
  • audinate.com https://www.audinate.com/learning/faqs/audinate-response-to-dante-discovery-mdnsresponder-exe-security-issue-c…
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-23748