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Microsoft fixed Defender flaw RoguePlanet (CVE-2026

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()3 min read3 · 1 read
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CVE-2026-50656
Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "RoguePlanet "
7.011%PoC

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Microsoft fixed RoguePlanet (CVE-2026-50656), a Defender flaw allowing local attackers to gain higher privileges through the Malware Protection Engine. Microsoft released security updates for RoguePlanet , a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS score of 7. 8) affecting the Malware Protection Engine used by Defender.

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