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New Microsoft Defender 'ShieldBreak' zero-day grants SYSTEM privileges
Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "ShieldBreak" after Microsoft released the August 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. [...]
Original source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-microsoft-defender-shieldbreak-zero-day-grants-system-privileges/
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