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Infosec · bleeingcomputer.com · Saturday, 18 July 2026

LegacyHive zero‑day lets attackers hijack admin accounts on patched Windows

Researcher Nightmare Eclipse released a PoC for LegacyHive, a local‑privilege escalation bug in the Windows User Profile Service that works on fully patched Windows 10/11 and Server systems. If exploited, a low‑privilege user can load admin hives and trigger code execution when the admin logs in, giving attackers full control.

Read the source: bleeingcomputer.com ↗In the 18 July issue →