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#1 BleepingComputer general June 30, 2026 at 08:53 UTC

CISA: Windows BlueHammer flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs

By Sergiu Gatlan

AI Summary

CISA confirmed ransomware gangs are actively exploiting CVE-2026-33825, a Microsoft Defender privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed BlueHammer, which had previously been used as a zero-day before patches were released. The addition to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog obligates federal agencies to patch and signals urgent priority for enterprise defenders running Windows endpoints.

Relevance score: 88.0/100

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