CVE-2025-26684: medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 6.7epss 0.4%
External control of file name or path in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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
Affected products
Microsoft · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for LinuxRelated CVEs — Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux
In the same product, most dangerous first.
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