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CVE-2026-54123

MEDIUM 5.5

Published 2026-08-11 · Last modified 2026-08-21

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 37th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

5.5CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityNone
  • AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

  • Access: Requires local access to the host
  • Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

Test against your own equipment

curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-54123/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).

Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-54123/poc.json

Affected

Vendors Microsoft

Products Microsoft Defender For Endpoint For Mac Defender For Endpoint

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-200: : Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVSS vector

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

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
MicrosoftDefender For Endpoint≥ 101.0.0 and < 101.26042.0020

All CVSS metrics

  • MEDIUM 5.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
  • MEDIUM 5.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Patches & mitigations

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS