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Microsoft Fixes 'Perfect 10' Exploit That Could Have Let Hackers Run Code Remotely

DecryptSaturday, August 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM

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Microsoft Fixes 'Perfect 10' Exploit That Could Have Let Hackers Run Code Remotely — Image via Decrypt

The Entra ID flaw earned the highest possible severity score, but Microsoft says it patched the bug before publishing the CVE and found no evidence it was ever exploited.

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Impact: High
Category: Crypto
Market relevance: High
Why it matters: Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk. The Entra ID flaw earned the highest possible severity score, but Microsoft says it patched the bug before publishing the CVE and found no evidence it was ever exploited. Watch liquidity and volatility around Microsoft Fixes and Perfect — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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What happened

The Entra ID flaw earned the highest possible severity score, but Microsoft says it patched the bug before publishing the CVE and found no evidence it was ever exploited.

Why it matters

Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk.

Background

Decrypt reported on this under crypto. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

Sat, Aug 22, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC
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Economic impact

Watch liquidity and volatility around Microsoft Fixes and Perfect — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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