CVE-2026-33825

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.067 · 94 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUNLRUUS
grimoire priorityP0 · Act now
Exploitable?
Yes · in the wild
CISA KEV · 8 exploits · PoC
Likely / severe?
6.75% (94th) EPSS
CVSS 7.8 · high
Is it mine?
8 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
7 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

added 2026-04-22remediate by 2026-05-06

required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Defender Insufficient Granularity of Access Control Vulnerability

Insufficient granularity of access control in Microsoft Defender allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

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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:P/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
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · 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:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · NCSC-NL NL
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US
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ssvc

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

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-1220USCWE-1220USCWE-1220USCWE-1220US
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exploits (8)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (8)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • NCSC-2026-0115Kwetsbaarheid verholpen in Microsoft DefenderNL2026-04-14csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Microsoft heeft een kwetsbaarheid verholpen in System Center.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-1008Microsoft Defender: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2026-04-07csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Microsoft Defender ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien auf „NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM“ zu erweitern.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-1099Microsoft Defender: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Erlangen von AdministratorrechtenDeutsch2026-04-14csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Microsoft Defender ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen.

  • msrc_CVE-2026-33825Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2026-04-14csaf · msrc_csafUS

    To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundmsrc_csafncsc_nlnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-04-14modified 2026-07-24
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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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