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Microsoft Defender RoguePlanet Zero-Day Grants SYSTEM Access on Updated Windows

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Published June 12, 2026
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Microsoft Defender RoguePlanet Zero-Day Grants SYSTEM Access on Updated Windows

The anonymous security researcher going by the name Chaotic Eclipse (aka Nightmare-Eclipse) has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for yet another Microsoft Defender zero-day named RoguePlanet.

"The exploit is a race condition, so it's a hit or miss," the researcher, who published the exploit under a new GitHub account "MSNightmare" said. "I have managed to get a 100% success rate on

Original report published on: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/microsoft-defender-rogueplanet-zero-day.html