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CISA KEV: Microsoft Defender — Microsoft Defender Insufficient Granularity of Access Control Vulnerability

·Source: CISA KEV

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Executive Summary

Microsoft Defender contains an insufficient granularity of access control vulnerability that could allow an authorized attacker to escalate privileges locally.

Analysis

Microsoft Defender contains an insufficient granularity of access control vulnerability that could allow an authorized attacker to escalate privileges locally. Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-04-22. Remediation due: 2026-05-06.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

CVE (1)
CVE-2026-33825
NVDMITRE CVE
Source Attribution

Originally published by CISA KEV on Apr 22, 2026. Verified by: CISA.

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