CVE-2023-36010 Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Microsoft Defender, affecting system availability for Windows users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-36010?
CVE-2023-36010 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Platform, published on 12 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36010?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Malware Protection Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2023-36010?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36010 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-36010 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36010 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Malware Protection Platform
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2fg-mqw2-6p9m.