KLA11537 Privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Defender

An elevation of privilege vulnerability was found in Microsoft Defender. Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability via specially crafted command to gain privileges.

Original advisories

CVE-2019-1161

Related products

Windows-Defender

CVE list

CVE-2019-1161 high

KB list

Solution

Install necessary updates from the KB section, that are listed in your Windows Update (Windows Update usually can be accessed from the Control Panel)

Impacts

• PE

Privilege escalation. Exploitation of vulnerabilities with this impact can lead to performing by abuser actions, which are normally disallowed for current role.

Affected Products

• Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint ProtectionWindows DefenderMicrosoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010Microsoft Security EssentialsMicrosoft System Center Endpoint ProtectionMicrosoft System Center 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection