{"uuid": "1f76bc9e-3f06-449a-a59b-cba6ba36c2a0", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2026-68820", "type": "seen", "source": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/microsoft-patches-398-flaws-including.html", "content": "Microsoft released its monthly security updates on Tuesday, and one of the flaws it closed is already being used in attacks.\n\nThe bug sits in a core Windows kernel driver that handles network socket operations. An attacker with code already running on a machine can use it to escalate to SYSTEM. That patch goes out first.\n\nThe flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-68820 (CVSS score: 7.0) and is the only", "creation_timestamp": "2026-08-12T01:02:32.186350Z"}