CVE-2024-20671 (GCVE-0-2024-20671)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-12 16:57 – Updated: 2025-05-03 00:46
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Summary
Microsoft Defender Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
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Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows Defender Antimalware Platform Affected: 4.0.0.0 , < 4.18.24010.12 (custom)
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