7.8High
CVE-2026-69414Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description
Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "ShieldBreak ".
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | malware protection engine | 1.1.0.0 – < 1.1.26080.3 | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Malware Protection Engine | 1.1.0.0 – < 1.1.26080.3 |
References and patches
- Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisorypatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/MSNightmare/ShieldBreak
CPE matches (NVD) (1)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*