CVE-2022-37971
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 11, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:55 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMalware Protection Engine
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 1.1.19700.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37971PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-37971Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories/cve-2022-37971CVSS
7.1HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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