Microsoft Defender CVE-2019-1488 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

description-logoDescription

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Defender improperly handles specific buffers. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to trigger warnings and false positives when no threat is present. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first require execution permissions on the victim system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Microsoft Defender properly handles these buffers.

affected-products-logoAffected Applications

Windows RT 8.1
Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Windows Server 2012
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server version 1909 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2019

CVE References

CVE-2019-1488