CVE-2025-47161

highpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.008 · 58 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.84% (58th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

7 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Improper access control 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
101.25022.0002: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.

7.8

010

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

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-284USCWE-284USCWE-284US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-52355Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) - Elevation of PrivilegePoC · exploit_db

affected products (7)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux <101.25022.0002all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Defender≤ for Endpoint for Linux <101.25022.0002cert_bundDE
Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux101.0.0 → 101.25022.0002enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Defender for Endpoint≤ Build 101.25022.0002fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linuxall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux< 101.25022.0002msrc_csafUS
microsoft defender for endpoint< 101.25022.0002nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2025-1073Microsoft Defender für Endpoint für Linux: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2025-05-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Microsoft Defender für Endpoint für Linux ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
msrc_CVE-2025-47161Microsoft Defender for Endpoint 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 nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-05-15modified 2026-06-17

references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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