CVE-2025-26684
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.7 Medium
- Published
- May 13, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 12, 2025
Description
External control of file name or path in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.7 Medium | 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 | microsoft |
Weaknesses
- CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for LinuxMicrosoft |
|
References
- Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilityvendor-advisorypatch
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