Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Defender for IoT - CVE-2022-23266
Published: March 8, 2022 / Updated: March 9, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61161
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23266
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 for IoT, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Microsoft Defender for IoT
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23266
Install updates from vendor's website.