Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-50656

Title: Elevation of Privilege in Microsoft Defender

Other

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2026-50656

CWE Category CWE-59
Published Date Jun 16, 2026
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.34%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-50656: Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "RoguePlanet ". We are working to provide a high quality security update that addresses this vulnerability. We will provide information in this CVE when the update is available.

CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.0
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-50656 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/0xBlackash/CVE-2026-50656
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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.