CVE-2026-50656
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Description
Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "RoguePlanet ".
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.0
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-16 19:16:59.683000
Last modified
2026-10-25 23:10:00.167000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-06-16T19:16:59.683",
"lastModified": "2026-10-25T23:10:00.167",
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"value": "Microsoft tiene conocimiento de una elevación de privilegios en el Motor de Protección de Malware de Microsoft Defensor, conocida públicamente como ’RoguePlanet’. Estamos trabajando para proporcionar una actualización de seguridad de alta calidad que aborda esta vulnerabilidad. Proporcionaremos información en este CVE cuando la actualización esté disponible."
}
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