PT-2026-58598 · Microsoft · Defender For Endpoint For Mac

Published 2026-07-14 · Updated 2026-07-14 · CVE-2026-56178

NVD

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Fix

Time Of Check To Time Of Use

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-367

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-56178

Affected Products

Defender For Endpoint For Mac

References · 2

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56178 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56178 · Security Note