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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-23389
CVE-2023-23389:
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Overview
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2023-23389) was disclosed on March 14, 2023. The vulnerability affects Microsoft Malware Protection Engine version 1.1.20000.2 (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.3 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H. The attack vector is Local, requiring high attack complexity and low privileges, with no user interaction needed. The vulnerability has been identified as a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve elevation of privilege on the affected system. The impact metrics indicate High severity for both Integrity and Availability, while there is no impact on Confidentiality (AttackerKB).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest version of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MSRC).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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