This vulnerability allows local malicious users to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Windows Installer service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to write arbitrary registry values. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.
Microsoft April 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 150 security flaws, 67 RCEs By Lawrence Abrams April 9, 2024 01:34 PM 0 .crit { font-weight:bold; color:red; } .article_section td { font-size: 14px!important; } Today is Microsoft's April 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 150 flaws and sixty-seven remote code execution bugs. Only three critical vulnerabilities were fixed as part of today's Patch Tuesday, but there are over sixty-seven remote code execution bugs. More than half of th...
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