CVE-2023-23389
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: March 14, 2023 at 04:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMalware Protection Engine
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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
Microsoft 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 1.1.20000.2, 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:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23389CVSS
6.3MEDIUMmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-367NVD-CWE-noinfo
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