New Delhi: CERT-in warned Windows users because of a vulnerability in some versions of Microsoft Windows. CERT-In, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, is a government mandated IT security organization. The organization has identified a security flaw that could damage Windows Defender, the program that protects Windows from viruses, malware, and other threats, in some versions of Microsoft Windows.
“Privilege escalation and security bypass vulnerabilities have been reported in Windows Defender Credential Guard that could allow a locally authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions and gain elevated privileges on the target system,” CERT-In said.Also read: Here is the list of cities that are likely to get 5G services first, is that on your list?,
The vulnerability’s severity level is “high” and could allow hackers to access a victim’s PC. The agency claims that there is a bug in the Credential Guard component of Windows Defender that leads to the vulnerability. ,Also read: YouTube Shorts: Want To Download It To Your Android Or iPhone Device, Click Here To Download It,
Here are the list of Windows version that CERT-in warns about:
, Windows 11 for ARM (64-Based Systems)
– x for Windows 11 (64-based systems)
– Windows 10 version 1607 (x64-based systems)
– Windows 10 version 1607 (32-bit systems)
– Windows 10 for X (64-based systems)
– For Windows 10 (32-bit systems)
– Windows 10 version 21H2 (x64-based systems)
– Windows 10 version 21H2 (ARM64-based systems)
– Windows 10 version 21H2 (32-bit system)
– Windows 10 version 20H2 (ARM64-based systems)
– Windows 10 version 20H2 (32-bit system)
– Windows 10 version 20H2 (x64-based systems)
– Windows 10 version 21H1 (32-bit system)
– Windows 10 version 21H1 (ARM64-based systems)
– Windows 10 version 21H1 (x64-based systems)
– Windows 10 version 1809 ARM (64-based systems)
– Windows 10 version 1809 (x64-based systems)
– Windows 10 version 1809 (32-bit systems)
– Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
– Windows Server 2022
– Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
– Windows Server 2019
– Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
– Windows Server 2016
– Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core installation)