Severity
High
Analysis Summary
CVE-2023-23389
Microsoft Defender could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. By winning a race condition, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges.
Impact
- Privilege Escalation
Indicators Of Compromise
CVE
- CVE-2023-23389
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.