PT-2022-4303 · Microsoft · Defender For Endpoint

James Sharpe · CVE-2022-33637 · Published 2022-07-12 · Updated 2025-07-08

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue exists due to insufficient input validation, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-05159

CVE-2022-33637

Affected Products

Defender For Endpoint

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-05159 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33637 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-33637 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.203707 · Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-33637 · Note
• https://twitter.com/windowsforum/status/1942632981798977731 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/msrcreports/2058 · Telegram Post