Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-56178
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 6.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
Products affected by CVE-2026-56178
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint:*