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MicrosoftCVE-2026-69414

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine: privilege escalation

High7.8CVE-2026-69414 · Published Aug 14, 2026 · updated Sep 3, 2026

Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "ShieldBreak ".

Microsoft advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Product
>= 1.1.0.0, < 1.1.26080.31.1.26080.3
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