Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows Defender - CVE-2023-36422
Published: November 14, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83049
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-2023-36422
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-2023-36422
Install updates from vendor's website.
Windows Defender - update to 4.18.23100.2009