Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
CVE-2025-47161

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Microsoft Defender For Endpoint For Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2025

What is CVE-2025-47161?

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, allowing attackers to gain elevated access to system resources. This could potentially allow unauthorized actions that compromise the security integrity of the endpoint. Security professionals and IT administrators should stay vigilant and ensure that proper patches and updates are applied to mitigate potential risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux Unknown 101.0.0 < 101.25022.0002

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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