PT-2025-15519 · Microsoft · Windows Defender Application Control+1

Deven Bowers · Published 2025-04-08 · Updated 2025-04-09 · CVE-2025-26678

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to improper access control, allowing an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally. This security-feature bypass vulnerability enables attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-04203

CVE-2025-26678

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Defender Application Control

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-04203 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-26678 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-26678 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-26678 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26678 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-26678 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1909906939410043187 · Twitter Post