CVE-2025-37735

Published Nov 6, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper preservation of permissions in Elastic Defend on Windows hosts can lead to arbitrary files on the system being deleted by the Defend service running as SYSTEM. In some cases, this could result in local privilege escalation.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic defend
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic defend
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper preservation of permissions in Elastic Defend on Windows hosts can lead to arbitrary files on the system being deleted by the Defend service running as SYSTEM. In some cases, this could result in local privilege escalation.
Weaknesses CWE-281
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
elastic
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 5:47 PM
Reserved
Apr 16, 2025, 3:24 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 6, 2025, 3:15 PM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 9:10 PM