CVE•Published 2026-05-20•Modified 2026-05-27•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-45498Microsoft · Defender_antimalware_platform
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
4.0
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability
Timeline
Published 2026-05-20
Modified 2026-05-27
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-45498Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Microsoft Defender Antimalware Platform"All exposed Microsoft Defender Antimalware Platform instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Defender Antimalware Platform"HTTP body or banner mentions "Defender Antimalware Platform" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-45498Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-45498Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-45498Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-45498GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-45498" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.