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    Microsoft Confirms RoguePlanet Defender Zero-Day, Says Patch is in Development

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    Microsoft has formally disclosed that it's working to release a patch to address a Defender zero-day codenamed RoguePlanet. The vulnerability has now been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS score: 7.8), with the tech giant describing it as a privilege escalation flaw. "Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender

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    Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/microsoft-confirms-rogueplanet-defender_02022423645.html

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