Windows Defender ShieldCrash Exploit Bypasses Patch

By Editorial Team | September 15, 2026
A new Windows Defender ShieldCrash exploit grants SYSTEM access on fully patched systems, defeating the fix Microsoft shipped days earlier.

A new Windows Defender ShieldCrash exploit went public on September 9, granting SYSTEM-level access on fully patched Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems, including machines that had already installed Microsoft’s own September Patch Tuesday fix for the previous bug in the same family. No CVE has been assigned, and no patch or official…

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Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited Before the Patch

By Editorial Team | September 9, 2026
A Chrome zero-day vulnerability was already being exploited when Google shipped the fix — the sixth such Chrome bug patched in 2026.

Google says a Chrome zero-day vulnerability was already being exploited in the wild when it shipped a fix for it. Tracked as CVE-2026-85046 (CVSS 8.8), the flaw sits in V8, Chrome’s JavaScript and WebAssembly engine, and lets a crafted web page execute attacker-controlled code inside the browser sandbox. Security reporting identifies it as the sixth…

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Windows Defender Zero-Day Vulnerability Has No Patch

By Editorial Team | August 25, 2026
Windows Defender zero-day vulnerability

A Windows Defender zero-day vulnerability disclosed on August 12, 2026 lets a low-privileged local attacker bypass Microsoft’s own patch for an earlier Defender flaw and escalate straight to SYSTEM. Tracked as CVE-2026-69414 and nicknamed ShieldBreak, the flaw still has no fix ten days after Microsoft assigned the CVE. Any Windows endpoint running default Defender is…

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