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New Microsoft Defender 'ShieldCrash' zero-day grants SYSTEM access

September 9, 2026

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Source: BleepingComputer

An anonymous security researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "ShieldCrash" right after Microsoft rolled out its September 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates.
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