Null pointer dereference in Microsoft Defender allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Null pointer dereference in Microsoft Defender allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Exploitation
- SSVC none, automatable no, impact total
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Exposure class
- Endpoint security
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Why it ranks 45 (High)
- CVSS v3.1 8.8 high
- SSVC: total technical impact
- Product class: endpoint security
- Widely deployed vendor product (Microsoft)
- Covered by 2 independent sources
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-122194 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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