May 2025: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2025-47161 Published on May 15, 2025

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper access control in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Weakness Type

What is an Authorization Vulnerability?

The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

CVE-2025-47161 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-47161

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Affected Versions

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
3.65%
Percentile
87.67%

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.