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**What is Windows Endpoint Configuration Manager?** Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is an on-premises management solution to manage desktops, servers, and laptops that are on your network or are internet-based. You can cloud-enable it to integrate with Intune, Azure Active Directory (AD), Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and other cloud services. Use Configuration Manager to deploy apps, software updates, and operating systems. You can also monitor compliance, query and act on clients in real time, and much more. For more information see - What is Configuration Manager?. **How do I get the latest patch?** The hot patch is available from Microsoft online at https://aka.ms/KB12819689. Instructions for applying the hot patch are included.

**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 the contents of Kernel memory. An attacker could read the contents of Kernel memory from a user mode process.

**According to the CVSS, User Interaction is Required. What interaction would the user have to do?** This vulnerability requires that a user with an affected version of Windows access a malicious server. An attacker would have to host a specially crafted server share or website. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit this specially crafted server share or website, but would have to convince them to visit the server share or website, typically by way of an enticement in an email or chat message.

**According to the CVSS, the Attack Complexity is High. What does that mean for this particular vulnerability?** The attack requires that multiple users try to use the gateway at the same time.

References Identification First version of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine with this vulnerability addressed Version 1.1.19100.5 See Manage Updates Baselines Microsoft Defender Antivirus for more information. **Microsoft Defender is disabled in my environment, why are vulnerability scanners showing that I am vulnerable to this issue?** Vulnerability scanners are looking for specific binaries and version numbers on devices. Microsoft Defender files are still on disk even when disabled. Systems that have disabled Microsoft Defender are not in an exploitable state. **Why is no action required to install this update?** In response to a constantly changing threat landscape, Microsoft frequently updates malware definitions and the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. In order to be effective in helping protect against new and prevalent threats, antimalware software must be kept up to date with these updates in a timely manner. For enterprise deployments as well as end users,...

**What is Windows Endpoint Configuration Manager?** Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is an on-premises management solution to manage desktops, servers, and laptops that are on your network or are internet-based. You can cloud-enable it to integrate with Intune, Azure Active Directory (AD), Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and other cloud services. Use Configuration Manager to deploy apps, software updates, and operating systems. You can also monitor compliance, query and act on clients in real time, and much more. For more information see - What is Configuration Manager?. **How do I get the latest patch?** The hot patch is available from Microsoft online at https://aka.ms/KB12819689. Instructions for applying the hot patch are included.

**According to the CVSS, the Attack Complexity is High. What does that mean for this particular vulnerability?** The attack requires that multiple users try to use the gateway at the same time.

**According to the CVSS, User Interaction is Required. What interaction would the user have to do?** This vulnerability requires that a user with an affected version of Windows access a malicious server. An attacker would have to host a specially crafted server share or website. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit this specially crafted server share or website, but would have to convince them to visit the server share or website, typically by way of an enticement in an email or chat message.

References Identification First version of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine with this vulnerability addressed Version 1.1.19100.5 See Manage Updates Baselines Microsoft Defender Antivirus for more information. **Microsoft Defender is disabled in my environment, why are vulnerability scanners showing that I am vulnerable to this issue?** Vulnerability scanners are looking for specific binaries and version numbers on devices. Microsoft Defender files are still on disk even when disabled. Systems that have disabled Microsoft Defender are not in an exploitable state. **Why is no action required to install this update?** In response to a constantly changing threat landscape, Microsoft frequently updates malware definitions and the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. In order to be effective in helping protect against new and prevalent threats, antimalware software must be kept up to date with these updates in a timely manner. For enterprise deployments as well as end users,...

**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 the contents of Kernel memory. An attacker could read the contents of Kernel memory from a user mode process.