\u200bMicrosoft released its monthly security updates on Tuesday, and one of the flaws it closed is already being used in attacks.<\/p>\n
The bug sits in a core Windows kernel driver that handles network socket operations. An attacker with code already running on a machine can use it to escalate to SYSTEM. That patch goes out first.<\/p>\n
The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-68820 (CVSS score: 7.0) and is the only\u00a0Microsoft released its monthly security updates on Tuesday, and one of the flaws it closed is already being used in attacks.<\/p>\n
The bug sits in a core Windows kernel driver that handles network socket operations. An attacker with code already running on a machine can use it to escalate to SYSTEM. That patch goes out first.<\/p>\n
The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-68820 (CVSS score: 7.0) and is the only\u00a0\u00a0The Hacker News<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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