Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "ShieldBreak ".
We are working to provide a high quality security update that addresses this vulnerability. We will provide information in this CVE when the update is available.
We are working to provide a high quality security update that addresses this vulnerability. We will provide information in this CVE when the update is available.
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-732 |
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "ShieldBreak ". We are working to provide a high quality security update that addresses this vulnerability. We will provide information in this CVE when the update is available. | |
| Title | Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | |
| First Time appeared |
Microsoft
Microsoft malware Protection Engine |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Microsoft
Microsoft malware Protection Engine |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-14T21:50:58.641Z
Reserved: 2026-08-03T20:57:58.964Z
Link: CVE-2026-69414
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-14T22:17:06.810
Modified: 2026-08-14T22:17:06.810
Link: CVE-2026-69414
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Updated: 2026-08-15T00:00:04Z