QID 91948

Date Published: 2022-10-18

QID 91948: Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for October 2022

Microsoft Defender is prone to Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Affected Software:
Windows Defender

Affected Version:
Windows Defender prior to 1.1.19700.2.
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The authenticated check looks for a vulnerable version of file C:\WINDOWS\System32\mpengine.dll

An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain specific limited SYSTEM privileges.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.1 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 3.6 severity.

Solution

Users are advised to check CVE-2022-37971 for more information.

Vendor References

CVE-2022-37971 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37971

CVEs related to QID 91948

CVE-2022-37971 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2022-37971			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37971

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