CVE-2025-26684

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.44% (38th) EPSS

CVSS 6.7 · medium

Is it mine?

8 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

7 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

External control of file name or path in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint for Linuxmsrc_csaf
101.25032.0010:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/linux-whatsnew#releases-for-defender-for-endpoint-on-linux
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/linux-whatsnew#releases-for-defender-for-endpoint-on-linux

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.7

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.16.7mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9

v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-610USprimaryCWE-73USCWE-73USCWE-73USCWE-73US

affected products (8)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:defender:for_endpoint_for_linux
Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux101.0.0 → 101.25032.0010enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Defender for Endpointall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linuxall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux< 101.25032.0010msrc_csafUS
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Defender for Identity≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_identity:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft defender for endpoint< 101.25032.0008nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2025-0157Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft DefenderNL2025-05-13csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Defender for Endpoint en Defender for Identity.
WID-SEC-W-2025-1048Microsoft Defender: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-05-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler authentisierter Angreifer, oder ein Angreifer aus einem angrenzenden Netzwerk kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Defender ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
msrc_CVE-2025-26684Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2025-05-13csaf · msrc_csafUS
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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund msrc_csaf ncsc_nl nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-05-13modified 2026-06-17

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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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