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Microsoft Security Response CenterCVE-2026-50658

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HighVendor CVSS 7.0 / 10 1 CVE Published Jul 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC

Summary

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

Products covered

  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac

Remediation

Release Notes

Vendor-listed fixes

  • 101.26042.0020

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