CVE-2026-33825

Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Apr 14, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 6.9% KEV · Listed
Description
Insufficient granularity of access control in Microsoft Defender allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-05-06T00:00:00+00:00'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft defender Antimalware Platform
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_antimalware_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft defender Antimalware Platform
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft windows Defender Antimalware Platform
Vendors & Products Microsoft windows Defender Antimalware Platform
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 Insufficient granularity of access control in Microsoft Defender allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft microsoft Defender
Weaknesses CWE-1220
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_defender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft microsoft Defender
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
Oct 15, 2026, 3:53 PM
Reserved
Mar 24, 2026, 12:52 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 14, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Jul 24, 2026, 10:10 PM