Microsoft has disclosed that it is preparing a patch for a Microsoft Defender zero-day named RoguePlanet, now tracked as CVE-2026-50656. The flaw is a privilege escalation issue in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, and researcher Chaotic Eclipse says the exploit can deliver SYSTEM-level access under certain race-condition conditions. #RoguePlanet #CVE-2026-50656 #MicrosoftDefender #ChaoticEclipse
Keypoints
- Microsoft is working on a security update for RoguePlanet.
- RoguePlanet is tracked as CVE-2026-50656 with a CVSS score of 7.8.
- The flaw is a privilege escalation issue in Microsoft Defender.
- Chaotic Eclipse says the exploit is a race condition that can grant SYSTEM privileges.
- RoguePlanet is the fourth Defender flaw disclosed by Chaotic Eclipse, after BlueHammer, UnDefend, and RedSun.
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