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New Windows zero-day exploit 'ShieldBreak' disclosed, possibly patched

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A security researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse has disclosed a new zero-day vulnerability, dubbed ShieldBreak, affecting Microsoft Windows. This exploit allows for privilege escalation, granting system-level access from a standard user account. However, it appears Microsoft may have already addressed the vulnerability, with early testing indicating detection by Microsoft Defender Antivirus and potential patching in recent updates. AI

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New Windows zero-day exploit 'ShieldBreak' disclosed, possibly patched

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruno Ferreira ·

    Microsoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability — attack grants system-level privileges, but it could already be patched

    Nightmare Eclipse drops ShieldBreak, another Windows zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability, but Microsoft has rushed quickly to block it with Defender

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