CVE-2023-33156

highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.003 · 20 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.27% (20th) EPSS

CVSS 7 · high

Is it mine?

6 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedMicrosoft Malware Protection Enginemsrc_csaf
1.1.23050.3:Security Update:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/defenderupdates
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/defenderupdates

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.0

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.3–7

v3.17highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1 · impact 5.9

v3.16.3mediumAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.16.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1 · impact 5.2

v3.16.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.16.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-362USCWE-367USCWE-367US

affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Malware Protection Engineall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:1.1.9506.0
Microsoft Microsoft Malware Protection Engine1.1.0.0 → 1.1.23050.3enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Malware Protection Engineall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Malware Protection Engineall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine< 1.1.23050.3msrc_csafUS
microsoft malware protection engine< 1.1.23050.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-1719Microsoft Malware Protection Engine: Schwachstelle ermöglichen PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2023-07-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
msrc_CVE-2023-33156Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2023-07-11csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund msrc_csaf nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-07-11modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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