CVE-2025-47161 (GCVE-0-2025-47161)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-15 19:21 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:28
VLAI
Title
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Improper access control in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux Affected: 101.0.0 , < 101.25022.0002 (custom)
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Date Public
2025-05-15 07:00
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