CVE-2025-26684 (GCVE-0-2025-26684)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-05-13 16:58
Modified
2025-09-10 00:09
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Summary
External control of file name or path in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux Version: 101.0.0   < 101.25032.0010
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