CVE-2023-38175 Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38175 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-38175 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Defender Antimalware Platform, published on 8 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38175 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Windows Defender Antimalware Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38175/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38175/index.md)
An attacker can exploit a symlink vulnerability in Windows Defender to gain elevated privileges on the system.
- 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-2023-38175?
CVE-2023-38175 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Defender Antimalware Platform, published on 8 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38175?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Defender.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38175?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38175 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-38175 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38175 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Defender Antimalware Platform
Sources
Also known as GHSA-56r2-62gh-h7qr.