CVEs / CVE-2022-23748
CVE-2022-23748: Dante Discovery Process Control Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 6 Feb 2025
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 8.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Dante Discovery contains a process control vulnerability in mDNSResponder.exe that all allows for a DLL sideloading attack. A local attacker can leverage this vulnerability in the Dante Application Library to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a Audinate Dante Application Library for Windows | All versions prior to and including 1.2.0 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 6 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-114, CWE-426 |
References
- CVE-2022-23748 on NVD
- CVE-2022-23748 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://www.getdante.com/support/faq/audinate-response-to-dante-discovery-mdnsresponder-exe-security-issue-cve-2022-23748/ (cited by CISA)
- https://cpr-zero.checkpoint.com/vulns/cprid-2193/%2C Broken Link
- https://www.audinate.com/learning/faqs/audinate-response-to-dante-discovery-mdnsresponder-exe-security-issue-cve-2022-23748 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-23748 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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