The security researcher who earlier this month published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Defender is back with two more. The first, dubbed “RedSun,” is another privilege escalation flaw in the sa…
Researcher drops two more Microsoft Defender zero-days, all three now exploited in the wild
A security researcher disclosed two new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Microsoft Defender, named 'RedSun' and another unnamed flaw, following an earlier exploit published this month. Both vulnerabilities are actively exploited in the wild and affect Microsoft Defender, allowing attackers to gain elevated system privileges. Immediate action is required to mitigate potential widespread attacks leveraging these flaws.