What is CVE-2023-24860?

CVE-2023-24860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Malware_protection_engine, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-24860?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Microsoft Malware_protection_engine

CVE-2023-24860

Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.030 (86.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Malware_protection_engine
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine — versions 1.1.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24860?: CVE-2023-24860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Malware_protection_engine, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-24860?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.