CVE-2025-59497
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender for Linux allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
Published:Oct 14, 2025
Last Modified:Feb 22, 2026
EPS:Oct 14, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00067
CVSS Score:7
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux
Linux
Linux
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Defender For Endpoint
Microsoft
Defender For Endpoint
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
