SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-0037

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine before 1.1.6603.0, as used in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), Windows Defender, Security Essentials, Forefront Client Security, Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010, and Windows Live OneCare, allows…

HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.78%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine before 1.1.6603.0, as used in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), Windows Defender, Security Essentials, Forefront Client Security, Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010, and Windows Live OneCare, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted value of an unspecified user registry key.

CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
1.78% probability · 77th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
microsoft/forefront client security · microsoft/forefront endpoint protection 2010 · microsoft/malicious software removal tool · microsoft/malware protection engine · microsoft/security essentials · microsoft/windows defender · microsoft/windows live onecare
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.