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CVE-2026-33825 Immediate evidence
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.

7.8 · CVSS 3.1 · HighSource: CNAConfirmed in the wildCISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2026-04-22. Known ransomware campaign use is recorded.None recordedNo exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.EPSS: 0.40% · 32.1th percentileForecast date: 2026-10-09LOCAL · LOW complexity · LOW privileges · NONE user interactionPatch nowCISA confirms exploitation in the wild and lists 2026-05-06 as the remediation due date.Mitigation available. No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.