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High MSRC-CVE-2026-56178 1 CVE

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Jul 14, 2026 · Updated Jul 14, 2026

Vendor: Microsoft

Summary

Impact: Elevation of Privilege. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

Security updates
101.26042.0020 — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/mac-updates?view=o365-worldwide

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Medium 5.5
    CVE-2026-56178

    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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

    Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac

Revision history

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    Information published.

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