CVE-2021-31985

Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163443/MpEngine-ASProtect-Embedded-Runtime-DLL-Memory-Corruption.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31985	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

01 Aug 2023, 23:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~6.8~~ v3 : ~~8.8~~	v2 : 6.8 v3 : 7.8

27 May 2022, 14:04

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		(MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163443/MpEngine-ASProtect-Embedded-Runtime-DLL-Memory-Corruption.html - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

11 Jun 2021, 19:56

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine::::::::
References	~~(MISC) https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31985 -~~	(MISC) https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31985 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 6.8 v3 : 8.8
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo

08 Jun 2021, 23:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-06-08 23:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55

NVD link : CVE-2021-31985

Mitre link : CVE-2021-31985

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-31985

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

malware_protection_engine

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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