Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) demonstrating a new vulnerability in Microsoft Defender, codenamed ShieldCrash. This vulnerability is assessed as a patch bypass for CVE-2026-69414, also known as ShieldBreak, which Chaotic Eclipse had previously reported to Microsoft…
Reports mentioning Chaotic Eclipse
A security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse, also operating under aliases such as INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare, and Nightmare-Eclipse, has publicly released a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a newly identified zero-day vulnerability affecting Microsoft Defender for Windows.
Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as Nightmare-Eclipse, released a new proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit named LegacyHive on November 14, 2023. This exploit targets a Windows User Profile Service arbitrary hive load elevation of privileges vulnerability.
Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as Nightmare-Eclipse and MSNightmare, unveiled a new exploit named GreatXML on March 19, 2024, that bypasses Windows BitLocker encryption. This discovery followed closely on the heels of their March 18, 2024, release…
Microsoft Defender experienced a zero-day vulnerability named RoguePlanet, which granted SYSTEM access on updated Windows systems. An anonymous security researcher, known as Chaotic Eclipse or Nightmare-Eclipse, released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for this vulnerability.