Windows Defender Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Released: Dec 12, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- Microsoft
- CVE.org link
- CVE-2024-49071
- Impact
- Information Disclosure
- Max Severity
- Critical
- Weakness
- CVSS Source
- Microsoft
- Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Metrics
- CVSS:3.1 6.5 / 5.7Base score metrics: 6.5 / Temporal score metrics: 5.7
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Exploit Code Maturity
Unproven
Remediation Level
Official Fix
Report Confidence
Confirmed
Please see Common Vulnerability Scoring System for more information on the definition of these metrics.
Executive Summary
Improper authorization of an index that contains sensitive information from a Global Files search in Windows Defender allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Exploitability
The following table provides an exploitability assessment for this vulnerability at the time of original publication.
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploited
- No
- Exploitability assessment
- Exploitation Less Likely
FAQ
Why are there no links to an update or instructions with steps that must be taken to protect from this vulnerability?
This vulnerability has already been fully mitigated by Microsoft. There is no action for users of this service to take. The purpose of this CVE is to provide further transparency.
Please see Toward greater transparency: Unveiling Cloud Service CVEs for more information.
What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?
The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is file content.
Acknowledgements
- Nikolay Salnikov with Microsoft
- James Davis
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Disclaimer
Revisions
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