RoguePlanet

RoguePlanet is a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Defender that exploits the security software to enable privilege escalation attacks, turning a protective tool into an attack vector.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news because Microsoft has released patches to address this critical security flaw after it was exploited by the Nightmare Eclipse hacking group.

Latest on RoguePlanet

• Microsoft Reins in RoguePlanet Zero-Day Threat
• Microsoft Patches Defender ‘RoguePlanet’ Vulnerability
• Microsoft closes book on Nightmare Eclipse's RoguePlanet zero-day
• Microsoft Working on Patch for ‘RoguePlanet’ Zero-Day
• Microsoft Defender was designed to stop privilege escalation attacks — and RoguePlanet turns it into the vector that enables them
• For enterprises running Defender across thousands of endpoints, the math is brutal: patch deployment takes time, but attackers don't wait
• a zero-day vulnerability called RoguePlanet that affects Microsoft Defender

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