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Status published
Medium
CVE-2025-26684
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
External control of file name or path in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Vulnerable Versions:
101.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 13th, 2025
Last Modified:
February 13th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C