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  "textContent": "A publicly released exploit called BlueHammer has exposed an unpatched Windows local privilege escalation flaw that can let a low-privileged user gain NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM or, in some cases, elevated administrator rights. Security researchers say the issue affects modern Windows systems and abuses Microsoft Defender’s update process rather than a browser or remote service. The exploit […]\n\nThe post Researcher releases BlueHammer exploit code for Windows Defender flaw, raising risk of full system compromise appeared first on VPN Central.",
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