QID 92039

Date Published: 2023-07-12

QID 92039: Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for July 2023

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, mpengine.dll, provides the scanning, detection, and cleaning capabilities for Microsoft antivirus and antispyware software.

Affected Versions / Software:
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine version prior to Version 1.1.23050.3 QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The authenticated check looks for the version of "mpengine.dll" file.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.

Solution

Users are advised to check CVE-2023-33156 for more information.

Vendor References

CVE-2023-33156 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33156

CVEs related to QID 92039

CVE-2023-33156 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2023-33156			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33156

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