MEDIUMCVSS 5.5
CVE-2026-56178
CVE-2026-56178 updated by NVD
Summary
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
References
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