Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Defender for Endpoint for Windows - CVE-2024-21315
Published: February 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86408
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21315
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Defender for Endpoint for Windows
Defender for Endpoint for Windows
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.