May 2025: Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2025-26684 Published on May 13, 2025

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

Vendor Advisory NVD

Weakness Type

External Control of File Name or Path

The software allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-26684

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Affected Versions

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.34%
Percentile
56.52%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.