PT-2024-8159 · Microsoft · Windows Defender Application Control+1

Jordan Geurten · Published 2024-11-12 · Updated 2024-11-19 · CVE-2024-43645

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: Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to a security feature bypass in Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) that affects the data protection mechanism. This could allow an attacker to bypass existing security restrictions. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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

Protection Mechanism Failure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-693

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-09700

CVE-2024-43645

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Defender Application Control

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43645 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43645 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-09700 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-43645 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-43645 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43645 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/UndercodeNews/status/1858664866887643358 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1856401950582976871 · Twitter Post