Microsoft Defender Insufficient Granularity of Access Control Vulnerability

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

Published 1 Oct 2026Updated 1 Oct 2026201 sources
CVSS 7.8 PoC CANDIDATE△ CISA KEV

What happened

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

Affected versions

Defender: See original advisory Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

This source correlation may provide earlier visibility while structured CVE metadata is still being updated.

Detection & mitigation

  • Review the original advisory and validate affected versions.
  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations when available.

Public PoC references