CVE-2023-33156 : Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published 2023-07-11 18:15:15

Updated 2024-05-29 03:15:45

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Vulnerability category: Gain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2023-33156

Microsoft » Malware Protection Engine
Versions before (<) 1.1.23050.3
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.04%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 10 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.0	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.0	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
6.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H	1.0	5.2	Microsoft Corporation
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.

Assigned by: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33156

CVE-2023-33156 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Patch;Vendor Advisory

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