CVE-2024-21315

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21315	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21315	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:-::::::arm64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:-::::::x64:

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:-::::::arm64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:-::::::arm64:

Configuration 4 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-::::::x64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-::::::x86:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:::::::*

Configuration 6 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 7 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*

Configuration 8 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:-::::::x64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:-::::::x64:

Configuration 9 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-::::::x64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-::::::x86:

Configuration 10 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:-::::::arm64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:-::::::x64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:-::::::x86:

Configuration 11 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:-::::::arm64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:-::::::x64:

Configuration 12 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 13 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 14 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-::::::arm64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-::::::x64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-::::::x86:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:::::::*

History

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Information

Published : 2024-02-13 18:15

Updated : 2026-08-10 16:18

NVD link : CVE-2024-21315

Mitre link : CVE-2024-21315

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-21315

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows_server_2022_23h2
defender_for_endpoint
windows_server_2016
windows_10_21h2
windows_server_2012
windows_10_1607
windows_10_1507
windows_11_21h2
windows_server_2019
windows_11_23h2
windows_10_22h2
windows_server_2022
windows_11_22h2
windows_10_1809

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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