CVE-2026-50656
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jun 16, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 5, 2026
Description
Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "RoguePlanet ".
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:U/RC:C | microsoft |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Microsoft Malware Protection EngineMicrosoft |
|
References
- Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilityvendor-advisorypatch
- https://github.com/MSNightmare/ShieldBreakexploit
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