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CVE-2026-56178

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Published: Jul 14, 2026Modified: Jul 22, 2026

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7.0
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

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

Affected (1)

Microsoft
1 product
Defender For Endpoint
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Defender For Endpoint
From 101.0.0 to 101.26042.0020

Related CWEs

CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.

References (1)

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory

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