### [CVE-2024-37284](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-37284)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Elastic%20Defend&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=8.0.0%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-755%20Improper%20Handling%20of%20Exceptional%20Conditions&color=brightgreen)

### Description

Improper handling of alternate encoding occurs when Elastic Defend on Windows systems attempts to scan a file or process encoded as a multibyte character. This leads to an uncaught exception causing Elastic Defend to crash which in turn will prevent it from quarantining the file and/or killing the process.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds