ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
HIGH
Received
CVE-2026-69414
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.
Published 14 Aug 2026, 22:17 UTC
Last modified 14 Aug 2026, 22:17 UTC
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Attack profile
The conditions required to exploit this vulnerability and its potential impact.
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
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Affected products
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NVD has not published structured affected-product data for this record.
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Weakness classification
CWE categories help security teams group the underlying software weakness.
Weakness classification is still awaiting analysis.
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Source references
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