Microsoft's bug-hunting nemesis extends vendetta with more zero-day attacks — Nightmare Eclipse publishes RoguePlanet and GreatXML local privilege escalation exploits

Researchers have published two new zero-day exploits, RoguePlanet and GreatXML, targeting Microsoft Windows for local privilege escalation. The exploits were released by the researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse, continuing a pattern of attacks against Microsoft products. One report describes the BitLocker bypass as a 'worst nightmare' scenario for Microsoft.