CVE-2022-43590Public exploit

Windows crash via null pointer pool free

Published Nov 28, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025

Null pointer dereference in CBFS Filter 20.0.8317 allows local users to crash Windows via a crafted I/O request packet. The handle_ioctl_0x830a0_systembuffer path derives a Unicode-string length from the request, creates a null buffer for a zero length, and passes that pointer to ExFreePoolWithTag. Access to the driver device link and IOCTL 0x830A0 is required; successful exploitation causes a Windows blue-screen crash without reported data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Null pointer dereference in CBFS Filter 20.0.8317 allows local users to crash Windows via a crafted I/O request packet. The handle_ioctl_0x830a0_systembuffer path derives a Unicode-string length from the request, creates a null buffer for a zero length, and passes that pointer to ExFreePoolWithTag. Access to the driver device link and IOCTL 0x830A0 is required; successful exploitation causes a Windows blue-screen crash without reported data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-43590
Published
Nov 28, 2022
Updated
Apr 15, 2025
Vendor
Callback Technologies
Product
CBFS Filter
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 28, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=20.0.8317

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Callback Technologies · CBFS Filterversion=20.0.8317

Published CVSS scores

6.2Cisco TalosCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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