#VU67285 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Defender for Endpoint for macOS - CVE-2022-35828
Published: September 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67285
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-2022-35828
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Defender for Endpoint for macOS
Defender for Endpoint for macOS
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 for Mac, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.