Researcher Claims CrowdStrike Falcon 0-Day Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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In the world of cybersecurity, new vulnerabilities are constantly emerging, the latest being FalconFlank, which highlights potential risks in popular security systems. Security researcher Burhan's release of FalconFlank concept reveals privilege escalation vulnerability in CrowdStrike Falcon. Security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse (also known as Infinite NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare, and Nightmare-Eclipse) Burhan has released a new concept calle…
Researcher Releases FalconFlank PoC Showing Privilege Escalation in CrowdStrike Falcon
Ravie LakshmananSep 03, 2026Vulnerability / Endpoint Security The security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse (aka INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare, and Nightmare-Eclipse) has dropped a new zero-day dubbed FalconFlank, a privilege escalation flaw impacting Crowdstrike Falcon. "FalconFlank is a 0day privilege escalation that abuses the office malicious macros remediation in CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor," the researcher said in
Researchers released a FalconFlank PoC demonstrating privilege escalation in CrowdStrike Falcon.
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IT Security News - cybersecurity, infosecurity newsResearcher Claims CrowdStrike Falcon 0-Day Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A security researcher known as Nightmare-Eclipse, who also goes by the names Chaotic Eclipse and MSNightmare, has released a project that claims to take advantage of a security flaw in the CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor. This flaw allows for local privilege escalation, which means it could give unauthorized users higher access rights. The project, named FalconFlank, […]
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