PT-2025-21360 · Microsoft · Defender For Endpoint

Rich Mirch · Published 2025-05-15 · Updated 2025-07-08 · CVE-2025-47161

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue concerns an elevation of privilege in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. No specific details about the technical aspects of the issue, such as API endpoints, vulnerable parameters, or function names, are provided. There is also no information available about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or any real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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

Exploit

LPE

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-06278

CVE-2025-47161

Affected Products

Defender For Endpoint

References · 11

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/52355 · Exploit
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-47161 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-06278 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-47161 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47161 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/windowsforum/status/1923099311648247916 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/0xm1rch/status/1927481359557116206 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/0xm1rch/status/1927415701616091229 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvetracker/23938 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/msrcreports/2023 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/msrcreports/2061 · Telegram Post