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CVE-2026-50656: Microsoft Defender RoguePlanet Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

June 25, 2026

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) that allows attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges via a race condition. Patched in version 1.1.26060.3008.