endpoint-security

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…

Windows Defender Zero-Day Vulnerability Has No Patch

By Editorial Team | August 25, 2026

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…