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CVE-2021-1647

Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Watch priority : UrgentCVSS 7.8 v3.1Exploited

Why this priority

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Generic watch priority computed by public, versioned rules. It does not know your assets. See the glossary

  • Présent dans le catalogue CISA KEV (exploitation confirmée)

Description

Microsoft Defender contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftDefenderAll versions
MicrosoftMicrosoft Security Essentials
  • N/A
MicrosoftMicrosoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection
  • N/A
MicrosoftMicrosoft System Center 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection
  • N/A
MicrosoftMicrosoft System Center Endpoint Protection
  • N/A
MicrosoftWindows Defender
  • N/A

Revision history

  1. Revision 3

  2. Revision 2

    Update : Affected versions changed

  3. Revision 1

    New record

Qualification

CVSS severity
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Technical severity score between 0 and 10, with its version (3.1, 4.0). See the glossary

7.8 HIGH CVSS v3.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
KEV catalog
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CISA catalog of vulnerabilities with confirmed exploitation. Absence from the catalog does not prove absence of exploitation. See the glossary

Listed
Exploitation
Confirmed
EPSS probability
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Probability, between 0 and 1, that a vulnerability is exploited in the next 30 days, published daily by FIRST. Always dated. See the glossary

Unknown
Confidence
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Quality of the sources behind the record. It is not a risk score. See the glossary

High

Priority rules, version 1

CISA KEV catalog

Added on
3 November 2021
Federal due date
17 November 2021
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware use
Unknown

Record

Published on
12 January 2021
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-122, CWE-1285

Sources

References

CVE-2021-1647 Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability · Avanguard TACTIC