Vulnerability · CVE-2026-22722
A malicious actor with authenticated user privileges on a Windows based Workstation host may be able to cause a null pointer dereference error.
Published Feb 26, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A malicious actor with
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-22722. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of A malicious actor with is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A malicious actor with).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.16%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
A malicious actor with authenticated user privileges on a Windows based Workstation host may be able to cause a null pointer dereference error. To Remediate CVE-2026-22722, apply the patches listed in the "Fixed version" column of the 'Response Matrix'
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-22722
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-22722. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of A malicious actor with is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 26, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A malicious actor with authenticated user privileges on a Windows based Workstation host may be able to cause a null pointer dereference error. To Remediate CVE-2026-22722, apply the patches listed in the "Fixed version" column of the 'Response Matrix'
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A malicious actor with authenticated user privileges on a Windows based Workstation host may be able to cause a null pointer dereference error. To Remediate CVE-2026-22722, apply the patches listed in the "Fixed version" column of the 'Response Matrix'
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-22722
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-22722
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-22722
A malicious actor with authenticated user privileges on a Windows based Workstation host may be able to cause a null pointer dereference error. To Remediate CVE-2026-22722, apply the patches listed in the "Fixed version" column of the 'Response Matrix'
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.