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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2023-38163 – Microsoft Defender Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-38163

Microsoft Defender could allow a local authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, cause by a flaw in the Attack Surface Reduction component. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security feature to cause impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Impact

  • Security Bypass

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2023-38163

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

Affected Products

  • Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

Remediation

Use Microsoft Automatic Update to apply the appropriate patch for your system, or the Microsoft Security Update Guide to search for available patches.

Microsoft Security Update Guide

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