CVE-2026-68820

• August 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 421 CVEs, One Exploited Zero-Day

  August 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 421 CVEs, One Exploited Zero-Day A use-after-free in the afd.sys Windows kernel-mode driver has been exploited to gain SYSTEM privileges. The post August 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 421 CVEs, One Exploited Zero-Day appeared firs

• Microsoft Patches 398 Flaws Including a Windows Driver Zero-Day Under Active Attack

  Microsoft Patches 398 Flaws Including a Windows Driver Zero-Day Under Active Attack Microsoft released its monthly security updates on Tuesday, and one of the flaws it closed is already being used in attacks. The bug sits in a core Windows kernel driver that handles network sock

• Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes

  Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes Microsoft today released updates to remedy at least 398 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including one weakness that is already being actively exploited and two others that were publicly d

• ShieldBreak Zero-Day PoC Claims Microsoft Defender Patch Bypass With SYSTEM Access

  ShieldBreak Zero-Day PoC Claims Microsoft Defender Patch Bypass With SYSTEM Access The security researcher going by the name Chaotic Eclipse (aka INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare, and Nightmare-Eclipse) has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a new Microsoft zero-day called Shi

• Shattering the Dream – When a Job Offer Becomes a Zero-Day Attack

  Shattering the Dream – When a Job Offer Becomes a Zero-Day Attack Key Points Introduction Since early 2026, Check Point Research has tracked a wave of the Operation Dream Job campaign. This wave primarily targeted the defense sector worldwide, with a particular emphasis on compa

• Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2026 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities

  Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2026 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities Microsoft has released its monthly security update for August 2026, which includes 421 vulnerabilities affecting a range of products, including 62 that Microsoft marked as "critical." Microsoft

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