Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Security Bypass (CVE-2022-44698)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2022-1479
Date Published: 11 May 2023
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Thursday 11 May, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2022-44698
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Microsoft Windows 11 for ARM64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows 11 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Vulnerability Description A security bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows SmartScreen. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to bypass security tests and protocols on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Security Bypass (CVE-2022-44698) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Microsoft Windows Operating System.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Security Bypass (CVE-2022-44698)

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