Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-43645
CWE-ID CWE-693
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Windows
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Protection Mechanism Failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU100412

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43645

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC). A local administrator can bypass implemented security restrictions and run unauthorized applications.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: before 10 1507 10.0.10240.20826, 10 1607 10.0.14393.7515, 10 1809 10.0.17763.6532, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20826, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20826

CPE2.3 External links

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43645


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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