#Microsoft Defender for IoT

The following mitigating factor might be helpful in your situation: Consider upgrading to Defender for IoT version 24.1.4 or newer.

**According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?** Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the attacker to be able to send a malicious update package to the Defender for IoT sensor over the network. To do this, the attacker would first need to authenticate themselves and gain the necessary permissions to initiate the update process.

**According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is high (PR:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?** Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the attacker to be an administrator of the web application. As is best practice, regular validation and audits of administrative groups should be conducted.

**What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability?** An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain access to the credentials of other users on the system.

**What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability?** An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

**According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?** Any authenticated attacker could trigger this vulnerability. It does not require admin or other elevated privileges.

**What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability?** An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

**What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability?** An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges.

**What version of Microsoft Defender for IoT has the update that protects from this vulnerability?** Version 22.1.2 and above. **What is the action required to take the update?** You need to update to the latest Microsoft Defender for IoT software version. See the **Update the software version section** of Manage the on-premises management console. **What is Microsoft Defender for IoT?** Microsoft Defender for IoT is a unified security solution for identifying IoT/OT devices, vulnerabilities, and threats. It enables you to secure your entire IoT/OT environment, whether you need to protect existing IoT/OT devices or build security into new IoT innovations. See Microsoft Defender for IoT for more information.

**What version of Microsoft Defender for IoT has the update that protects from this vulnerability?** Version 22.1.2 and above. **What is the action required to take the update?** You need to update to the latest Microsoft Defender for IoT software version. See the **Update the software version section** of Manage the on-premises management console. **What is Microsoft Defender for IoT?** Microsoft Defender for IoT is a unified security solution for identifying IoT/OT devices, vulnerabilities, and threats. It enables you to secure your entire IoT/OT environment, whether you need to protect existing IoT/OT devices or build security into new IoT innovations. See Microsoft Defender for IoT for more information.