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Recently Leaked Windows Zero-Days Now Being Actively Exploited: What You Need to Know

Recently Leaked Windows Zero-Days Now Being Actively Exploited: What You Need to Know

Threat actors have begun abusing three recently disclosed Windows vulnerabilities to escalate privileges and interfere with Microsoft Defender, shifting a theoretical disclosure debate into a real-world security crisis. A security researcher known as “Chaotic Eclipse” (also called “Nightmare-Eclipse”) released proof-of-concept exploit code for all three flaws earlier this month, and multiple security teams have since observed the techniques used in live intrusions. For defenders and administrators, the situation underscores how…

Saugata Datta4 min read247
Researcher Publishes Windows Defender 0-Day ‘BlueHammer’ LPE Proof‑of‑Concept

Researcher Publishes Windows Defender 0-Day ‘BlueHammer’ LPE Proof‑of‑Concept

A security researcher using the handle Chaotic Eclipse has publicly released a working proof‑of‑concept for a Windows zero‑day local privilege escalation (LPE) exploit called "BlueHammer." The disclosure, accompanied by full source code on GitHub, was confirmed as functional by vulnerability researcher Will Dormann and demonstrates that a low‑privileged local user can escalate to NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM on affected machines. The release has sparked concern across the security community because it is…

Saugata Datta4 min read273
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