CVE-2023-24860

Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Published Apr 11, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.1.0.0`	affected	< 1.1.20200.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-28850	Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.1% (3.074% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24860

History

Jul 13, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.03519}`	epss `{'score': 0.04806}`

Mar 4, 2025 3:45 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Feb 28, 2025 9:45 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-400

Subscriptions

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 28, 2025, 8:49 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Apr 11, 2023, 7:13 PM
Updated: Feb 28, 2025, 8:49 PM
Reserved: Jan 31, 2023, 8:32 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:11 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:11 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:40 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 11, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:40 AM

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Red Hat No data

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