CVE-2026-50656 PUBLISHED

Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Assigner: microsoft
Reserved: 05.06.2026 Published: 16.06.2026 Updated: 17.06.2026

Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "RoguePlanet ". We are working to provide a high quality security update that addresses this vulnerability. We will provide information in this CVE when the update is available.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:U/RC:C
CVSS Score: 7.8

Product Status

Vendor Microsoft
Product Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Versions
  • Version - is affected

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