🛡️ CVE-2026-50657 — defender-for-endpoint
Description
Exposure of private personal information to an unauthorized actor in Microsoft Defender allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.
Affected software
CVE-2026-50657 is recorded against 1 package.
- defender-for-endpoint (from 101.0.0 up to 101.26042.0020)
Timeline and source
Published on 14 July 2026 and last revised on 22 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| defender-for-endpoint | 101.0.0 | 101.26042.0020 |
References
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