CVE-2022-37971 json
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
published 2022-10-11 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-40578
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Patch / fix
- Microsoft Microsoft Malware Protection Engine 1.1.19700.2
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-23-222-05 updated cvss 7.1
Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW
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Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW <V5.4affected: fixed in V5.4 support.industry.siemens.com
Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-37971
- NVD CVE-2022-37971
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