PT-2024-9628 · Microsoft · Windows Defender

James Davis + 1 · Published 2024-12-12 · Updated 2025-01-10 · CVE-2024-49071

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to improper authorization of an index containing sensitive information from a Global Files search in Windows Defender, allowing an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network. This is due to the mechanism of indexing not properly limiting access to actors who are authorized to see the original information. There have been no known exploitations of the vulnerability, despite the attack complexity being low.

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-612

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-11340

CVE-2024-49071

Affected Products

Windows Defender

References · 14

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-11340 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49071 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49071 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1867554478733328895 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/thedeepintel/status/1868669855521771762 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/windowsforum/status/1867312421355884614 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1867286492638589204 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/Eth1calHackrZ/status/1869487809863811400 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/12808 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/Vulnarability/status/1868261376013254915 · Twitter Post
• https://lenta.ru/news/2024/12/17/defender · Note
• https://t.me/secharvester/17815 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/happygeek/status/1867933186514391329 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/thedeepintel/status/1868669492618019183 · Twitter Post