High severity · published Feb 25, 2021
CVE-2021-24092
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EP
Endpoint Protection · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SE
Security Essentials · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SC
System Center Endpoint Protection · Microsoft
2012; 2012 · source: NVD
WD
Windows Defender · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24092
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24092
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-24092
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