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Unpatched 'PhantomRPC' Flaw in Windows Enables Privilege Escalation

A researcher discovered five different exploit paths that stem from an architectural weakness in Windows' Remote Procedure ...

Angry Hacker Drops Microsoft Zero-Day Exploit, 1 Billion Users Warned

A security researcher frustrated with Microsoft has released the BlueHammer Windows zero-day exploit, telling the company, “I ...
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RedSun Exploit Hits Microsoft Defender Zero-Day, Grants SYSTEM Access

RedSun exploit targets Microsoft Defender zero-day, granting SYSTEM access on fully patched Windows systems with no patch ...

New Microsoft Defender “RedSun” zero-day PoC grants SYSTEM privileges

A researcher known as "Chaotic Eclipse" has published a proof-of-concept exploit for a second Microsoft Defender zero-day, ...
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Exploits Turn Windows Defender Into Attacker Tool

Three proof-of-concept exploits are being used in active attacks against Microsoft's built-in security platform; two are ...

Recently leaked Windows zero-days now exploited in attacks

Threat actors are exploiting three recently disclosed Windows security vulnerabilities in attacks aimed at gaining SYSTEM or ...

Microsoft Defender Flaws Exploited on Windows, Two Left Unpatched

Although the team with Microsoft moved swiftly to patch the BlueHammer vulnerability, other exploits still threaten Microsoft ...

Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations

A security researcher published details of three security vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, and the code used to exploit ...

Microsoft's Security Response Center is being blamed for the zero-day BlueHammer exploit leak

A zero-day BlueHammer exploit was recently published on GitHub in response to alleged MSRC failures, and although Microsoft ...

From the BlueHammer author: New Windows zero-day grants admin rights

The exploit uses an insecure behavior of Windows Defender and a file API to secure system rights. It is still unpatched.

1 Billion Microsoft Users Warned As Angry Hacker Drops 0-Day Exploit

A security researcher frustrated with Microsoft has released the BlueHammer Windows zero-day exploit, telling the company, “I'm not explaining how this works.” ...