elevation of privilege

Microsoft’s Security Response Guide lists CVE‑2025‑53800 as an Elevation of Privilege in the Windows Graphics Component that can be triggered by an authorized local attacker, but the publicly available advisory lacks full technical detail and additional contextual data remains limited at the...

CVE-2025-49692 Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Overview What happened: Microsoft has posted an advisory for CVE‑2025‑49692 describing an improper access control vulnerability in the Azure Connected Machine (Windows Virtual Machine) Agent that can allow an...

Title: CVE confusion and the real risk — Xbox Gaming Services “link following” elevation-of-privilege explained Lede Short version for busy admins: the Xbox Gaming Services elevation‑of‑privilege flaw widely discussed in 2024/2025 is indexed publicly as CVE-2024-28916 (CWE‑59: Improper link...

Microsoft's August 2025 cumulative updates have produced a high‑profile compatibility regression that prevents many non‑administrator users from completing per‑user MSI installations and self‑repairs, prompting emergency mitigations from Microsoft and a wave of operational guidance for IT teams...

BeyondTrust’s release of the 2023 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report — framed as the 10th‑anniversary edition — is both a retrospective and a warning: the last decade of Microsoft vulnerability disclosures has delivered recurring patterns that disproportionately affect Windows Server environments...

Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday landed as a heavy-duty maintenance window for Windows environments, with the vendor listing more than a hundred fixes across its product portfolio — including a clutch of high-profile remote code execution (RCE) and elevation-of-privilege flaws that demand...

Microsoft’s Security Response Center (MSRC) has cataloged CVE-2025-50155 as an Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Windows Push Notifications Apps component described as “Access of resource using incompatible type (‘type confusion’).” The issue allows an authorized local attacker —...

A newly reported elevation‑of‑privilege issue tied to Windows push/notification components has reignited concern about memory‑safety defects in user‑facing Windows subsystems — however, the precise CVE identifier you provided (CVE‑2025‑53725) could not be independently verified in public vendor...

Microsoft has posted an advisory for CVE-2025-24999, an Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability affecting Microsoft SQL Server that Microsoft characterizes as an improper access control issue which can allow an authorized but lower-privilege user to elevate their privileges across the...

In today's digital landscape, Microsoft 365 stands as a cornerstone for organizational productivity, offering a suite of tools that facilitate communication, collaboration, and data management. However, recent analyses reveal that many organizations may be underestimating the vulnerabilities...

Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday rollout has landed with a weighty impact, bringing a total of 127 fixes that touch 14 different product families. Security teams, IT administrators, and Windows enthusiasts will find the scale and diversity of this month’s update notable—not only for the sheer...

The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) has released its July 2025 Security Update Review, detailing the latest vulnerabilities addressed by Microsoft and Adobe. This month's updates encompass a range of critical and important fixes across various platforms and applications. Microsoft Patches for July...

Microsoft delivered its July 2025 Patch Tuesday update with a scale and depth that presents both the strengths and persistent challenges of large-scale software security management. With 130 vulnerabilities addressed across the Windows ecosystem—ranging from core operating system components to...

As July’s Patch Tuesday rolled out, Microsoft addressed a broad swath of critical vulnerabilities and introduced significant system stability and performance enhancements with the release of cumulative update KB5062554 for Windows 10. This update, applicable to Windows 10 versions 21H2 and 22H2...

An elevation of privilege vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Visual Studio, designated as CVE-2025-49739. This flaw arises from improper link resolution before file access, commonly referred to as 'link following,' which could allow an unauthorized attacker to escalate privileges...

Here’s what is known about CVE-2025-49682: Title: Windows Media Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Type: Use After Free Description: An authorized attacker can exploit a use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Media to locally elevate their privileges on an affected system. Attack Vector...

The Windows Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) Service has been identified with a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-48815. This flaw arises from a type confusion error, allowing authorized attackers to escalate their privileges on affected systems...

Here's a summary of CVE-2025-47982: CVE-2025-47982 is a Windows vulnerability involving the Storage VSP (Virtualization Service Provider) Driver. The issue is classified as an "Elevation of Privilege" vulnerability. Specifically, improper input validation in the Windows Storage VSP Driver could...

CVE-2025-47991: Windows Input Method Editor (IME) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Summary: CVE-2025-47991 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Input Method Editor (IME). The vulnerability is characterized as a "use after free," meaning an attacker can exploit...

CVE-2025-47993: Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Summary CVE-2025-47993 is an elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability in Microsoft PC Manager, stemming from improper access control and unsafe link resolution before file access (commonly called “link following”). This...