PT-2023-5060 · Microsoft · Windows Defender

Benjamin Schiele + 1 · Published 2023-09-12 · Updated 2023-09-14 · CVE-2023-38163

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to errors in security settings, allowing an attacker to bypass existing security restrictions using a specially crafted file.

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-05606

CVE-2023-38163

Affected Products

Windows Defender

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38163 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38163 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38163 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-05606 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/70324 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023091320 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1701645461138882813 · Twitter Post