MEDIUM 6.3 Microsoft

CVE-2023-21725

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Microsoft Security Update 2023-Jan: Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected Products

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 64-bit
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 32-bit

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21725
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21725

Published: 2023-01-10 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-08-04

This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.3 was published on 2023-01-10 via Microsoft. Affected: Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 64-bit, Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 32-bit.

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