CVE-2022-37971

Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Una Vulnerabilidad de Elevación de Privilegios de Microsoft Windows Defender

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-08-08 CVE Reserved
2022-10-11 CVE Published
2025-01-02 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories/cve-2022-37971

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-37971	2023-12-20

URL	Date	SRC
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37971	2025-01-02

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Malware Protection Engine Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Malware Protection Engine"				< 1.1.19700.2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Malware Protection Engine" and version " < 1.1.19700.2"		-		Affected