Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU78176

Race condition in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine - CVE-2023-33156

Published: July 12, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU78176

CSH Severity: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33156

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the Microsoft Defender. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.

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