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CVE-2025-59497
Published: Oct 14, 2025
Modified: Feb 22, 2026
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.1
7.0
HIGH
Description
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Linux allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft | Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux | affected 101.0.0 - < 101.25032.0010 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
References
Microsoft Defender for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability
vendor-advisory
patch
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