Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

🎯 Affected products1

• Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 1.1.26040.8

🔗 References (2)

• advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41091
• referencehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/manage-updates-baselines-microsoft-defender-antivirus?view=o365-worldwide