CVE-2026-50658

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 91% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: July 14, 2026 (54 days ago)
Last Modified: July 22, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CWE

CWE-367

Affected Products

microsoft defender for endpoint

References

🔗 msrc.microsoft.com