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Microsoft working on Defender patch for ShieldBreak zero-day - BleepingComputer

Published by BleepingComputer By Sergiu Gatlan · 17 August 2026 at 12:05
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Microsoft working on Defender patch for ShieldBreak zero-day - BleepingComputer
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Microsoft is working on a security patch for the "ShieldBreak" zero-day vulnerability disclosed last week by security researcher "Nightmare Eclipse" and now tracked as CVE-2026-69414.

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