QID 92053

Date Published: 2023-08-09

QID 92053: Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for August 2023

Microsoft Defender is prone to Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Affected Software:
Windows Defende Antimalware Platform

Affected Version:
Windows Defender prior to build 1.1.23060.3001
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The authenticated check looks for a vulnerable version of file under system32 directory MpSigStub.exe

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

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.

Solution

Users are advised to check CVE-2023-38175 for more information.

Vendor References

CVE-2023-38175 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38175

CVEs related to QID 92053

CVE-2023-38175 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2023-38175			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38175

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