Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows Defender - CVE-2023-38175
Published: August 8, 2023 / Updated: April 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79141
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-2023-38175
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 Windows Defender, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Windows Defender
How to mitigate CVE-2023-38175
Install updates from vendor's website.
Windows Defender - update to 1.1.23060.3001