CVE-2021-24092 Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability in Microsoft Defender to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24092?
CVE-2021-24092 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Endpoint Protection, published on 25 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24092?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Windows Defender.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24092?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24092 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-24092 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24092 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2017-8540 Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Improper Restriction of Operations
- CVE-2017-8558 Memory corruption in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
- CVE-2017-8535 Denial of service in Malware Protection Engine
- CVE-2017-8536 Denial of service in Malware Protection Engine
- CVE-2017-8537 Denial of service in Malware Protection Engine
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rh6f-h7jm-q6qr.