vulnerability ShieldBreak Zero-Day PoC Claims Microsoft Defender Patch Bypass With SYSTEM Access A security researcher, Chaotic Eclipse, has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) demonstrating a patch bypass for a Microsoft Defender zero-day vulnerability, dubbed ShieldBreak. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-50656 (RoguePlanet), allows an attacker to gain SYSTEM-level privileges, potentially enabling them to execute arbit… The Hacker News · Aug 12, 2026 High CVE-2026-50656CVE-2026-62832CVE-2026-68820zero-daypatch-bypassprivilege escalation
threat-intel China-Linked Hackers Deploy New StormEncryptor Ransomware, Likely via N-central Flaw China-linked threat actor Storm-1175 has deployed a new ransomware strain, StormEncryptor, leveraging a vulnerability in N-able N‑central to gain initial access and subsequently deploy ransomware. This follows a pattern… The Hacker News · Aug 10, 2026 High CVE-2026-18577CVE-2026-18556CVE-2023-37679CHransomwarevulnerabilitypatch-bypass
vulnerability Attackers Exploit N-able Patch Bypass Flaw on RMM Servers N-able disclosed a patch bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-18577) that allowed attackers to gain administrative access to N-central servers, its remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform. Threat actors exploited this… Dark Reading · Aug 3, 2026 High CVE-2026-18577CVE-2026-18556patch-bypassremote-managementrmm
