Microsoft patches Defender zero-day that could give attackers SYSTEM privileges

Microsoft has fixed a publicly disclosed zero-day in Microsoft Defender that could let a local attacker raise privileges to SYSTEM, the highest level of access on a Windows machine. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-33825, affects the Microsoft Defender Antimalware Platform and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8. This is a local privilege escalation bug, […] The post Microsoft patches Defender zero-day that could give attackers SYSTEM privileges appeared first on VPN Central.