📄 Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Type Confusion

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine type confusion vulnerability proof of concept exploit for an older vulnerability from 2017. ================================================================================================================================== | Title : Microsoft Malware Protection...

EUVD-2017-17487

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Security Updates for Windows Defender (November 2023)

The Malware Protection Engine version of Microsoft Windows Defender installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.18.23100.2009. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges. Note that Nessus has no...

Security Updates for Windows Defender (July 2023)

The Malware Protection Engine version of Microsoft Windows Defender installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.1.23050.3. It is, therefore, affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's...

Security Updates for Windows Defender (April 2023)

The Malware Protection Engine version of Microsoft Windows Defender installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.1.20200.4. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine’s antivirus kernel, related to errors in code generation, allows a perpetrator to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine’s antivirus kernel is related to errors in code generation management. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a hacker to execute arbitrary code...

Vulnerability fixed in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

Microsoft has fixed a vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine as used by Windows Defender and Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection. The vulnerabilities allow a malicious person to execute arbitrary code. The following table lists the vulnerabilities...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine’s antivirus kernel, related to access control deficiencies, allows attackers to escalate their privileges or cause service failures.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine’s antivirus kernel is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges or cause service interruptions...

Microsoft Windows Defender Multiple RCE Vulnerabilities (Jul 2021)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Security Updates released for Microsoft Windows Defender Protection Engine dated 13-07-2021. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by...

Vulnerabilities Fixed in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

Microsoft has fixed vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine as used by Windows Defender and Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection. A local malicious agent could vulnerabilities potentially exploit them to execute code under elevated privileges execute code. Windows...

Security Update for Forefront Endpoint Protection (June 2021)

The Malware Protection Engine version of Forefront Endpoint Protection installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to 1.1.17800.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and...

Security Update for Windows Defender (June 2021)

The Malware Protection Engine version of Microsoft Windows Defender installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to 1.1.17800.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and...

PT-2021-3811 · Microsoft · Malware Protection Engine +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Malware Protection Engine MPE affected versions not specified Microsoft Windows Defender affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine MPE...

Microsoft issues 83 patches, one for actively exploited vulnerability

Every second Tuesday of the month its Patch Tuesday. On Patch Tuesday Microsoft habitually issues a lot of patches for bugs and vulnerabilities in its software. Its always important to patch, but the update that was released on January 12 is one to pay attention to. Thats because it contains a...

Microsoft Issues Patches for Defender Zero-Day and 82 Other Windows Flaws

For the first patch Tuesday of 2021, Microsoft released security updates addressing a total of 83 flaws spanning as many as 11 products and services, including an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability. The latest security patches cover Microsoft Windows, Edge browser, ChakraCore, Office and...

Microsoft Security Essentials RCE Vulnerability (Jan 2021)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Security Updates released for Microsoft Security Essentials Protection Engine dated 12-01-2021 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C ...

Security Update for Windows Defender (January 2021)

The Malware Protection Engine version of Microsoft Windows Defender installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.1.17600.5. It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified remote code execution vulnerability. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execut...

Security Update for Forefront Endpoint Protection (January 2021)

The Malware Protection Engine version of Forefront Endpoint Protection installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.1.17600.5. It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified remote code execution vulnerability. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and...

Microsoft Security Essentials Multiple EoP Vulnerabilities (Jun 2020)

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Security Updates released for Microsoft Security Essentials Protection Engine dated 09-06-2020 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright ...

Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (Apr 2020)

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Security Updates released for Microsoft Malware Protection Engine dated 23-09-2019 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the...