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Researcher Drops New Windows Zero-Day PoC Hours After Microsoft Patch Tuesday

LegacyHive is a PoC for a Windows ProfSvc privilege escalation flaw that works after the July 2026 update, but the public build needs extra credential

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A security researcher, known by the handle Chaotic Eclipse, has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a vulnerability in the Windows User Profile Service. This exploit, called LegacyHive, is described as a Windows User Profile Service arbitrary hive load elevation of privileges vulnerability. The Windows User Profile Service is a core system component that manages user accounts and their associated data. The release of this exploit comes just hours after Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, which typically includes security updates for various Windows vulnerabilities. The timing of this release may raise concerns about the effectiveness of Microsoft's recent patches and the potential for existing vulnerabilities to be exploited.

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