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#4 BleepingComputer general April 17, 2026 at 06:14 UTC

Recently leaked Windows zero-days now exploited in attacks

By Sergiu Gatlan

AI Summary

Three recently disclosed Windows zero-day vulnerabilities are now being actively exploited by threat actors to achieve SYSTEM-level privileges and elevated administrator permissions. The attacks target systems running Microsoft Defender and Windows components, with two vulnerabilities still lacking official patches.

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