QID 91804

Date Published: 2021-08-11

QID 91804: Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability August 2021

Microsoft Defender is prone to Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Affected Software:
Windows Defender

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Detection checks for mpengine.dll file version less than 1.1.18400.4

Successful exploitation allows attacker to compromise the system.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.

Solution

Users are advised to check CVE-2021-34471 for more information.

Vendor References

CVE-2021-34471 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34471

CVEs related to QID 91804

CVE-2021-34471 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2021-34471			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34471

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