CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-33825

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2026-04-14 Modified 2026-07-24 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Defender Insufficient Granularity of Access Control Vulnerability — Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Defender contains an insufficient granularity of access control vulnerability that could allow an authorized attacker to escalate privileges locally.

Added to KEV
2026-04-22
Remediation due
2026-05-06
Ransomware use
Known
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.
Notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33825 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33825
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-04-14
Last modified
2026-07-24
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-1220

Description

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

Affected configurations

• microsoft defender antimalware platform (< 4.18.26030.3011)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-1220 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control weakness

References