Name: CVE-2026-33825: Insufficient Granularity of Access Control
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-33825, CWE-1220, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, Used with Ransomware, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.06749, CISA KEV

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

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Windows Defender	—	Upgrade Microsoft Windows Defender to the latest version	Apr 14, 2026	Apr 14, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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