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CVE-2022-29799

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-29799 is a directory traversal vulnerability in networkd-dispatcher, affecting Microsoft Windows Defender for Endpoint. The flaw, stemming from unsanitized functions, allows an attacker to escape the base directory. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and could lead to high confidentiality impact. While not actively exploited or on the KEV catalog, it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential. No public exploit code is currently available.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
11.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1167 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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 nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-29799Moderate

networkd-dispatcher: Directory traversal

Apr 27, 2022

References

microsoft.com / security/blog/2022/04/26/microsoft-finds-new-elevation-of-privilege-linux-vulnerability-nimbuspwn
ExploitPatchTechnical DescriptionVendor Advisory