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CVE-2022-23265

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-23265 is a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Microsoft Defender for IoT. This high-severity flaw, with a CVSS score of 8.8, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely over the network with low attack complexity. While there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in the KEV catalog, its FAUCET Risk Score of 80/100 indicates significant potential impact. Community discussion and media coverage suggest moderate attention, with one article noting its inclusion in Microsoft's March 2022 Patch Tuesday.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 22.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_iot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.2HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0274 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 17,823 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Defender for IoTFixed in: 22.1.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2022-Mar/CVE-2022-23265Important

Microsoft Defender for IoT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Mar 8, 2022

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23265