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CVE-2026-50656
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Coverage of CVE-2026-50656, the Microsoft Defender RoguePlanet elevation-of-privilege vulnerability.
Microsoft Defender RoguePlanet Zero-Day Leaves Windows Teams Waiting for a Patch
Microsoft has acknowledged RoguePlanet, a Microsoft Defender elevation-of-privilege flaw tracked as CVE-2026-50656, but a patch is still in development. The public proof of concept turns Defender’s own file-handling workflow into a path to SYSTEM privileges, so Windows teams should tighten execution controls and monitoring while they wait for Microsoft’s fix.
