A security researcher has released RoguePlanet, a Windows zero-day exploit leading to local privilege escalation to SYSTEM.

GreatXML, a new Windows BitLocker bypass exploit, targets a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Defender’s offline scan.

RoguePlanet zero-day exploit targets Microsoft Defender on patched Windows 10 and 11, granting SYSTEM access. Here's what ...

It doesn't require a lot of effort.

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker ...

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Windows includes built-in exploit protection that limits the damage hackers can do even when software vulnerabilities exist. The tool offers system-wide and app-specific settings, though enabling ...

A publicly disclosed and widely unpatched zero-day vulnerability, named YellowKey, permits anyone with physical access to a device running Windows ...

PCWorld reports on the ‘BlueHammer’ zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to potentially take over Windows computers through privilege escalation. A frustrated security researcher published the ...

Threat actors are using three publicly available proof-of-concept exploits to attack Microsoft Defender and turn the security platform's primary cleanup and protection functions against organizations ...

Microsoft deleted an official Windows 11 blog that claimed users no longer needed third-party antivirus software like McAfee ...