A security researcher has released a zero-day exploit named RoguePlanet that targets a race condition within Microsoft Defender. The vulnerability reportedly affects fully patched Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems, including the latest June 2026 security updates. When successfully executed, the exploit allows an attacker to launch a command prompt with SYSTEM-level privileges on the local machine. Source
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