Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1161)

The version of Microsoft Malware Protection Signature Update Stub MpSigStub.exe installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.1.16200.1. It is, therefore, affected by a elevation of privilege vulnerability which could allow an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability to elevate...

CVE-2019-1161 Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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CVE-2019-1161

Summary: CVE-2019-1161 is a privilege-escalation flaw in Microsoft Defender’s MpSigStub.exe that can enable an attacker to delete protected files at arbitrary locations. What is affected: Defender-related components using MpSigStub.exe (e.g., Windows Defender/Forefront Endpoint Protection suites)...