CVE-2026-40058

CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows is affected by a vulnerability in the Microsoft Office File Malicious Macro Removal policy setting that allows an arbitrary file write to protected locations from an unprivileged context, potentially leading to local privilege escalation . The flaw requires t...

CVE-2026-40058 Vulnerability Affecting Office Macro Removal in CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for Windows

CrowdStrike released a security update to address a vulnerability in the Falcon sensor for Windows. The vulnerability only exists when the Microsoft Office File Malicious Macro Removal Windows policy setting is enabled and customers remain protected through the Cloud Anti-malware for Microsoft...