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CVE-2021-24092 — Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Important CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00545 2021-02 archive

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7.8
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Elevation of Privilege
Released Feb 9 2021
Last Updated Feb 9 2021
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.00545 — 0.41331 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
Temporal Score: 6.8

EPSS Score

0.00545
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.41331 percentile - updated 2026-06-20
View on FIRST.org

Affected Products

46 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Microsoft Endpoint Protection — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Microsoft Security Essentials — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 R2 — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2016 — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2019 — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation) — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown
Windows Defender on Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation) — Important Elevation of Privilege Unknown

Patches

1 patch
Article Type Restart
— Unknown

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

@kasifdekel ) of SentinelOne

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