CVE-2022-37971 (GCVE-0-2022-37971)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-11 00:00 – Updated: 2025-01-02 21:27
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Title
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • Elevation of Privilege
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Affected: 1.1.0.0 , < 1.1.19700.2 (custom)
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