CVE-2026-56178
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
| Vendor | microsoft |
| Product | microsoft defender for endpoint for mac |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | TechnologyEnterprise |
| Published | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Jul 15, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
Microsoft / Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac
101.0.0 < 101.26042.0020