CVE-2023-21725 (GCVE-0-2023-21725)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-01-10 00:00
Modified
2025-01-01 00:35
Severity ?
6.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Summary
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Version: 5.0.0   < 5.109.19957.1
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