PT-2023-8161 · Microsoft · Windows Defender

Sascha Meyer · Published 2023-11-14 · Updated 2024-05-29 · CVE-2023-36422

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 insufficient access control in Microsoft Windows Defender, which can be exploited to elevate privileges.

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

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-00145

CVE-2023-36422

Affected Products

Windows Defender

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36422 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-00145 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023111434 · Note