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CVE-2026-50656Microsoft Malware Protection Engine vulnerability

13 articles from 6 outlets between 17 Jun and 10 Sep. First reported by SecurityWeek. The busiest day was Thu 9 Jul, with 6 articles.

Articles: 13; from 6 outlets
Days with coverage: 6; across 86 days
Busiest day: 6; articles on Thu 9 Jul
Last 7 days: 0a day; vs 0.1 a day before
First report: 17 Jun; SecurityWeek
Exploit probability: 0.4%; EPSS · higher than 29% of CVEs

Coverage over time

13 articles · 17 Jun – 10 Sep

17 JunFirst report17 Jun · SecurityWeek

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CVE-2026-50656: articles per day
Day (UTC)	Articles	Outlets
Wed 17 Jun	1	SecurityWeek 1
Thu 18 Jun	2	Security Affairs 1, Malwarebytes 1
Thu 9 Jul	6	SecurityWeek 1, SecurityOnline 1, Security Affairs 1, Malwarebytes 1, Ars Technica 1, Dark Reading 1
Wed 12 Aug	2	SecurityOnline 1, Security Affairs 1
Thu 13 Aug	1	SecurityWeek 1
Thu 10 Sep	1	SecurityWeek 1

Articles

13 articles

Thu 10 Sep1 article

07:30
Microsoft Defender Zero Day Bypasses Patches to Expose Windows SystemsSecurityWeek

Thu 13 Aug1 article

08:51
ShieldBreak exploit hits Microsoft Defender via CVE-2026-50656SecurityWeek

Wed 12 Aug2 articles

08:32
Proof of concept bypasses Defender patch for CVE-2026-50656Security Affairs
06:26
ShieldBreak Exploit Exposes Defender Patch Flaw CVE-2026-50656SecurityOnline

Thu 9 Jul6 articles

21:01
Microsoft patches Windows Defender zero day CVE-2026-50656Dark Reading
21:01
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard diskArs Technica
11:47
Microsoft patches zero day EoP flaw in Defender, CVE-2026-50656Malwarebytes
11:46
Microsoft patches Defender bug CVE-2026-50656 after local exploitSecurity Affairs
11:09
Microsoft Patches RoguePlanet Defender Zero-Day That Grants SYSTEM AccessSecurityOnline
11:09
Microsoft patches privilege escalation flaw CVE-2026-50SecurityWeek

Thu 18 Jun2 articles

13:30
Microsoft Defender Bug CVE-2026-50656 Allows Full Windows ControlMalwarebytes
10:30
Microsoft Defender Zero Day Lets Attackers Run SYSTEM CodeSecurity Affairs

Wed 17 Jun1 article

10:10
Microsoft Defender bug CVE-2026-50656 allows admin takeoverSecurityWeek · first report