CVE-2025-47161: high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published · Updated
41Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 7.8epss 0.8%
from disclosure to weapon54 days
Published on NVDMay 15
1st PoC+54d
exploitation probability
0.8%top 43% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
Improper access control in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linuxpublic PoCs found — 1
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