Vulnerability Analysis
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-33825
Insufficient granularity of access control in Microsoft Defender allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:6.75%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
YES
KEV Date Added
2026-04-22
Ransomware Use
Known
KEV Due Date
2026-05-06
VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
6.749%
EPSS Percentile
93.4th pct
GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
HIGH
SSVC Exploitation
Active
SSVC Automatable
No
Vulnerability Class
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Identity & Timeline
| Status | - |
| Assigning Authority | - |
| CVSS Version / Source | - |
| Reserved | - |
| Published | - |
| Patch Date (date_public) | - |
| Exploit DB Date | - |
| First GitHub PoC Date | - |
| Last Updated | - |
| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
| Exploit Release Gap | - |
| PoC Release Gap | - |
| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| No affected products specified. | ||
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