Findings

CVE-2026-33825

Microsoft Defender Insufficient Granularity of Access Control Vulnerability

Published Apr 14, 2026 · updated Jul 24, 2026 · Microsoft Defender

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

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 14, 2026 · Catalog

    Detected

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

  2. Apr 22, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. May 6, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jul 24, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

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

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA due date May 6, 2026

Affected

  • cpe microsoft/defender antimalware platformversion unspecified
  • vendor Microsoft Defenderversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2026-33825

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

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2026-33825

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2026-33825

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2026-33825

    Insufficient granularity of access control in Microsoft Defender allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

    nvd.nist.gov

References