Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Elevate Privileges

A newly disclosed security flaw in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint could allow attackers with local access to elevate their privileges to SYSTEM level, potentially gaining complete control over affected systems.  The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-26684, was patched as part of Microsoft’s May 2025 Patch Tuesday security updates released yesterday. Security researchers identified the vulnerability as […]

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