Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Defender for Endpoint for Windows - CVE-2024-21315
Published: February 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86408
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-2024-21315
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 Protection, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Defender for Endpoint for Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2024-21315
Install updates from vendor's website.