CVE-2026-50656

HIGH

Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-50656. PoCs published by 0xBlackash.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a C++ tool that checks for the presence of CVE-2026-50656, a TOCTOU vulnerability in Microsoft Defender's MsMpEng engine, by simulating race conditions with symbolic links. It does not exploit the vulnerability but detects potential susceptibility.

Description

Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender publicly referred to as "RoguePlanet ". 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.

Exploits (1)

github SCANNER
by 0xBlackash · c++poc
https://github.com/0xBlackash/CVE-2026-50656

The repository contains a C++ tool that checks for the presence of CVE-2026-50656, a TOCTOU vulnerability in Microsoft Defender's MsMpEng engine, by simulating race conditions with symbolic links. It does not exploit the vulnerability but detects potential susceptibility.

Classification
Scanner 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MsMpEng.exe)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Microsoft Defender running with Real-Time Protection enabled · Ability to create symbolic links
devstral-2 · analyzed Jun 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50656

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 25.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/malware_protection_engine
Microsoft/Microsoft Malware Protection Engine -
Published Jun 16, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 17, 2026