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Microsoft Defender For Endpoint For Mac CVE-2026-56178

| EUVDEUVD-2026-44253 MEDIUM
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367)
2026-07-14 microsoft GHSA-2q3v-wwm5-c8hw
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jul 14, 2026 - 17:09 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Analysis

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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