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Vulnerabilities & PatchesEmerging1 sourceSep 5, 2026 · 16:00via Malware.news

FalconFlank Zero-Day Hits CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor

Brief

CyberKendra reports: A security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse has released FalconFlank, a proof-of-concept zero-day that escalates privileges on fully patched Windows machines running CrowdStrike Falcon. The researcher — who also uses the aliases Nightmare-Eclipse, MSNightmare, and INFINITE NIGHTMARE — published working exploit code to GitHub on September 3, 2026, without giving CrowdStrike advance notice.

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Source

databreaches.net/2026/09/05/falconflank-zero-day-h…

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