Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
view advisory published 2026-07-14
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-50658US | — | — | ||
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- CVE-2026-50658 Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CSAFself
- CVE-2026-50658 Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTMLself
- Microsoft Support Lifecycleexternal
- Common Vulnerability Scoring Systemexternal
- Microsoft Exploitability Indexexternal
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remediations (1)
- FixedMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac
101.26042.0020:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/mac-updates?view=o365-worldwide
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/mac-updates?view=o365-worldwide
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