CVE-2022-34723
Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-34723- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-37672
Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-37672- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x5ph-5xcm-h739
Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) Information Disclosure...
Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) Information Disclosure Vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-x5ph-5xcm-h739- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-34723- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-34723 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 21h2, published September 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.