CVE-2026-33825
HIGH KEVMicrosoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Title source: cnaExploitation Summary
CVE-2026-33825 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added April 22, 2026. EIP tracks 5 public exploits from researchers including adminlove520, 0xBlackash, Joe1sn.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2026-33825, targeting a Windows kernel vulnerability related to Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) manipulation. The code interacts with the Windows object manager and NTDLL functions to enumerate and manipulate shadow copy volumes, indicating a local privilege escalation (LPE) vector.
Description
Insufficient granularity of access control in Microsoft Defender allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Exploits (5)
This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2026-33825, targeting a Windows kernel vulnerability related to Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) manipulation. The code interacts with the Windows object manager and NTDLL functions to enumerate and manipulate shadow copy volumes, indicating a local privilege escalation (LPE) vector.
This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2026-33825, a TOCTOU race condition vulnerability in Microsoft Defender that allows local privilege escalation to SYSTEM via NTFS reparse points and opportunistic locks.
The repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2026-33825, targeting Windows systems via directory object manipulation and Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) interactions. The code dynamically resolves NTDLL functions and attempts to enumerate and manipulate shadow volume names.
The repository contains only a vague README with no technical details or exploit code, mentioning a 'threat hunting query' for CVE-2026-33825 without providing any actionable information.
This repository provides a detailed technical analysis and detection logic for a multi-stage attack chain involving Windows Update API abuse, Defender update package retrieval, and other suspicious activities. It includes KQL queries for Microsoft Defender XDR Advanced Hunting but does not contain functional exploit code.
References (3)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H