CVE-2023-38163 (GCVE-0-2023-38163)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-12 16:58 – Updated: 2025-10-30 18:18
VLAI
Title
Windows Defender Attack Surface Reduction Security Feature Bypass
Summary
Windows Defender Attack Surface Reduction Security Feature Bypass
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-09 18:20 UTC
CWE
  • Security Feature Bypass
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Defender Security Intelligence Updates Affected: 1.0.0 , < 1.391.1332.0 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint_Security_Intelligence_Updates:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
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2023-09-12 07:00
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