CVE-2026-50656

HighCVSS 7.0/10Last modified Aug 12, 2026

Description

Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "RoguePlanet ".

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 16, 2026
Last modified
Aug 12, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2026-50656: High severity, CVSS 7.0 | Vulnix