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title: "CVE-2022-23748: Dante Discovery Process Control Vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2022-23748/
description: "CVE-2022-23748 (Audinate Dante Discovery): Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV). mDNSResponder.exe is vulnerable to DLL Sideloading attack. Executable…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2022-11-17
date_modified: 2025-10-21
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2022-23748"
kev: true
cvss: 7.8
epss: 0.08329
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2022-23748: Dante Discovery Process Control Vulnerability

**Signal:** Exploited: patch now if you run it. CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Yes, if you run Audinate Dante Discovery. CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-02-06, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2025-02-27 ; treat that as the outer limit, not the target.
- EPSS 8.3% , percentile 95: FIRST’s model estimates a 8.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (elevated). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs local access needed. Lower urgency for most teams unless an attacker could already run code on the machine.

## What it is

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 products (CVE record)

- n/a Audinate Dante Application Library for Windows: All versions prior to and including 1.2.0

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 7.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: added 2025-02-06; federal due date 2025-02-27. Known ransomware use: Unknown.
- CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 8.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 95.

## Sources

- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (getdante.com)](https://www.getdante.com/support/faq/audinate-response-to-dante-discovery-mdnsresponder-exe-security-issue-cve-2022-23748/)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2022-23748](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23748)
- [NVD entry CVE-2022-23748](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23748)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entry](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=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-cve-2022-23748)

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