Summary
Impact: Information Disclosure. Microsoft rating: Critical. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Not required.
Details
Why are there no links to an update or instructions with steps that must be taken to protect from this vulnerability?
This vulnerability has already been fully mitigated by Microsoft. There is no action for users of this service to take. The purpose of this CVE is to provide further transparency.
Please see Toward greater transparency: Unveiling Cloud Service CVEs for more information.
What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?
The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is file content.
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.5
Windows Defender Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Improper authorization of an index that contains sensitive information from a Global Files search in Windows Defender allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Revision history
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Information published.
References
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CVE-2024-49071 Windows Defender Information Disclosure Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49071
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss