CVE-2023-36422

Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Published Nov 14, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege 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

Windows Defender Antimalware Platform

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.0.0.0`	affected	< 4.18.23100.2009

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-40387	Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.805% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36422

History

Jan 8, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Jan 1, 2025 2:45 AM Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender:-:::::::*

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Defender

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 9, 2025, 12:00 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Nov 14, 2023, 5:57 PM
Updated: Oct 9, 2025, 12:00 AM
Reserved: Jun 21, 2023, 3:14 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:45 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:45 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 14, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM

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Red Hat No data

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