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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-36422
CVE-2023-36422:
Microsoft Defender Antivirus vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2023-36422) was disclosed on November 14, 2023. This vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows Defender Antimalware Platform versions up to (excluding) 4.18.23100.2009 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates a local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path) (NVD, Rapid7).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining high levels of access to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released a security update to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade their Windows Defender Antimalware Platform to version 4.18.23100.2009 or later (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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