PT-2022-5633 · Microsoft · Malware Protection Engine+1

Oryair1999 · Published 2022-10-11 · Updated 2025-01-02 · CVE-2022-37971

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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

Description The issue is related to the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MPE) and is associated with insufficient access control. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to elevate their privileges.

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

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-07001

CVE-2022-37971

Affected Products

Malware Protection Engine

Windows Defender

References · 6

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37971 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-07001 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37971 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-37971 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37971 · Vendor Advisory
• https://withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories/cve-2022-37971 · Note