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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-21537

Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Microsoft Defender for Linux allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.

Published Feb 10, 2026 · catalog updated Aug 19, 2026 · Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-21537. EPSS is 0.53%. Act only if a listed version of Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.53%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux 101.0.0 <1.0.9.0

Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Microsoft Defender for Linux allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux 101.0.0 <1.0.9.0101.0.0 <1.0.9.0

How to fix CVE-2026-21537

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-21537. EPSS is 0.53%. Act only if a listed version of Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Microsoft Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux 101.0.0 <1.0.9.0 101.0.0 <1.0.9.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.53%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 10, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Microsoft Defender for Linux allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.

  2. Aug 19, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Microsoft Defender for Linux allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-21537

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-21537

    30-day exploitation probability 0.53%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-7336

    Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Microsoft Defender for Linux allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026