Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft products - CVE-2021-24092
Published: February 9, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50489
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24092
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Security Essentials
Windows Defender
Microsoft Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Security Essentials
Windows Defender
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Microsoft Defender, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-24092
Install updates from vendor's website.