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Microsoft working on Defender patch for ShieldBreak zero-day
On Friday, Microsoft confirmed it has begun working on a security patch for a Defender zero-day vulnerability named "ShieldBreak.
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Microsoft has begun developing a patch for a Defender zero‑day vulnerability called “ShieldBreak.” The flaw, a privilege‑escalation issue, was disclosed by a researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse after Microsoft released its August 2026 Patch Tuesday updates.
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