Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Defender for Endpoint for macOS - CVE-2022-35828
Published: September 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67285
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-2022-35828
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 the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Defender for Endpoint for macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-35828
Install updates from vendor's website.