#VU61161 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Defender for IoT - CVE-2022-23266
Published: March 8, 2022 / Updated: March 9, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61161
Vulnerability risk: 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-2022-23266
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Defender for IoT
Microsoft Defender for IoT
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 Microsoft Defender for IoT, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.