CVE-2022-37971

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.1HIGH
EPSS
0.4%
top 39.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Microsoft Microsoft Malware Protection EngineMicrosoft Malware Protection Engine
Timeline
PublishedOct 11
Latest updateOct 12

Description

Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_malware_protection_engine1.1.0.0 — 1.1.19700.2

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-gqj6-qxwh-7f6p: Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2022-10-12
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CVEList
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2022-10-11
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2022-10-11
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CVE-2022-37971 (HIGH CVSS 7.1) | Microsoft Windows Defender Elevatio | cvebase.io