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Microsoft Reveals 78% of Exploited Vulnerabilities Enable System Takeover and Privilege Escalation

Cybersecurity NewsNovember 3, 20264 min read

Microsoft’s new research shows that attackers pick flaws that give them control of a system. About 78% of vulnerabilities exploited in real attacks let an attacker take over a system or raise their privileges. The finding comes from a data study published on November 2, 2026, by Microsoft Security Research. Software flaws keep piling up. […] The post Microsoft Reveals 78% of Exploited Vulnerabilities Enable System Takeover and Privilege Escalation appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Microsoft’s new research shows that attackers pick flaws that give them control of a system. About 78% of vulnerabilities exploited in real attacks let an attacker take over a system or raise their privileges. The finding comes from a data study published on November 2, 2026, by Microsoft Security Research. Software flaws keep piling up. From 1999 through September 2026, about 383,000 vulnerabilities were disclosed. Only about 2,000 of them, roughly 0.5%, were linked to real-world exploitation. Fewer than 1…

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