FalconFlank Zero-Day Hits CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor

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. No CVE ID…

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