High severity · published Oct 11, 2022
CVE-2022-37971
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
7.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MM
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine · Microsoft
1.1.0.0 before 1.1.19700.2 · source: vendor
MP
Malware Protection Engine · Microsoft
before 1.1.19700.2 · source: NVD
Affected product
MM
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Microsoft
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37971
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37971
msrc.microsoft.com
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37971
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-37971
www.withsecure.com
https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories/cve-2022-37971
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