CVE•Published 2026-07-14•Modified 2026-07-22•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-56178Microsoft · Defender_for_endpoint

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 91% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Description

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Timeline

Published 2026-07-14

Modified 2026-07-22

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

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). Live host counts are a Premium feature.

Shodan · vuln tag

vuln:CVE-2026-56178

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Microsoft Defender For Endpoint"

All exposed Microsoft Defender For Endpoint instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Defender For Endpoint"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Defender For Endpoint" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-56178