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CVE-2025-59497

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Linux allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.19%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Linux allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

CVSS 3.1
4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.19% probability · 9th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-367
Affected
microsoft/defender for endpoint
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.