{"uuid": "577c1613-b63c-48e6-a310-343ef51cd5bb", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2026-50656", "type": "seen", "source": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/microsoft-confirms-rogueplanet-defender_02022423645.html", "content": "Microsoft has formally disclosed that it's working to release a patch to address a Defender zero-day codenamed RoguePlanet.\n\nThe vulnerability has now been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS score: 7.8), with the tech giant describing it as a privilege escalation flaw.\n\n\"Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender", "creation_timestamp": "2026-06-17T15:36:28.000000Z"}