Microsoft Security Essentials
By the Year
In 2023 there have been 0 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Security Essentials . Security Essentials did not have any published security vulnerabilities last year.
| Year | Vulnerabilities | Average Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7.80 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7.45 |
| 2019 | 2 | 7.30 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8.80 |
It may take a day or so for new Security Essentials vulnerabilities to show up in the stats or in the list of recent security vulnerabilties. Additionally vulnerabilities may be tagged under a different product or component name.
Recent Microsoft Security Essentials Security Vulnerabilities
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2021-24092
7.8 - High
- February 25, 2021
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management
Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2021-1647
7.8 - High
- January 12, 2021
Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender
CVE-2020-1461
7.1 - High
- July 14, 2020
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender allows file deletion in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Improper Privilege Management
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender
CVE-2020-1163
7.8 - High
- June 09, 2020
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1170.
Improper Privilege Management
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender
CVE-2020-1170
7.8 - High
- June 09, 2020
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1163.
Improper Privilege Management
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender
CVE-2020-1002
7.1 - High
- April 15, 2020
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender allows file deletion in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Defender improperly handles files
CVE-2019-1255
7.5 - High
- September 23, 2019
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Defender improperly handles files, aka 'Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender
CVE-2019-1161
7.1 - High
- August 14, 2019
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender allows file deletion in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly s
CVE-2018-0986
8.8 - High
- April 04, 2018
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to memory corruption, aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Defender, Windows Intune Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft System Center, Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection.
Memory Corruption
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