Microsoft Windows Defender Local Privilege Escalation

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7.1$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Defender. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-38175. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Defender (Operating System) (unknown version) and classified as critical. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 08/08/2023 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-38175. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/01/2023).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
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Timelineinfo

07/12/2023 🔍
08/08/2023 +27 days 🔍
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09/01/2023 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38175 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38175
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236507

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2023 20:26
Updated: 09/01/2023 14:47
Changes: 08/08/2023 20:26 (33), 08/08/2023 20:29 (20), 09/01/2023 14:45 (1), 09/01/2023 14:47 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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