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CVE-2021-34471:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2021-34471) was disclosed on August 10, 2021. This vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows Defender and was assigned a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a moderate severity level (Rapid7).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability with a CVSS base score of 5.0 and vector string (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P). This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, has low attack complexity, requires no authentication, and can partially impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Rapid7).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems running Microsoft Windows Defender (Trustwave).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of Windows Defender to mitigate this security risk (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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