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

<p>Microsoft&#8217;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. [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cybersecuritynews.com/microsoft-reveals-78-of-exploited-vulnerabilities/">Microsoft Reveals 78% of Exploited Vulnerabilities Enable System Takeover and Privilege Escalation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cybersecuritynews.com">Cyber Security News</a>.</p>