CVE-2025-59497 json
Microsoft Defender for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability
published last yr. modified last mo. also EUVD-2025-34266
- cvss
- 7.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Linux allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
Patch / fix
- Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux 101.25032.0010
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
References
-
msrc.microsoft.com
/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59497
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-59497
- NVD CVE-2025-59497
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