elevation of privilege

The world of cybersecurity is ever-evolving, and vulnerabilities can surface at any time. Recently, a significant Windows vulnerability known as CVE-2024-38198 has been officially disclosed, prompting an urgent discussion among IT professionals and Windows users about its implications and...

Introduction On August 13, 2024, Microsoft announced a critical security vulnerability denoted as CVE-2024-38196. This vulnerability affects the Windows Common Log File System Driver, potentially enabling elevation of privilege. Understanding the implications of this security hole is vital for...

Microsoft's May 2024 Patch Tuesday updates have addressed critical vulnerabilities in .NET 6.0.31 (KB5039843) and .NET 7.0.20 (KB5039844), among other products. These updates are crucial for enhancing the security and stability of systems running these frameworks. .NET 6.0.31 (KB5039843) This...

Revision Note: V1.1 (May 10, 2017): Advisory revised to include a table of issue CVEs and their descriptions. This is an informational change only. Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about vulnerabilities in the public .NET Core and ASP.NET Core. This...

Revision Note: V1.0 (June 27, 2017): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to inform customers that a new version of Azure Active Directory (AD) Connect is available that addresses an Important security vulnerability. Continue reading...

Revision Note: V1.0 (June 27, 2017): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to inform customers that a new version of Azure Active Directory (AD) Connect is available that addresses an Important security vulnerability. Continue reading...

Today’s security updates include three updates that exemplify how the security ecosystem can come together to help protect consumers and enterprises. We would like to thank FireEye and ESET for working with us. Customers that have the latest security updates installed are protected against the...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker can access sensitive registry information. Continue reading...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (July 12, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (June 14, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if the Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) protocol falls back to a vulnerable proxy...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (November 10, 2015): Click here to enter text. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft .NET Framework. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker convinces a user to navigate...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft .NET Framework. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if a user runs a specially crafted .NET...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.1 (September 8, 2015): Revised bulletin to correct the security impact and the vulnerability information for CVE-2015-2506 (from denial of service to elevation of privilege). This is an informational change only. Summary: This security update resolves...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (August 11, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker engineered a cross-site scripting (XSS) scenario by inserting a...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (August 11, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted...

Severity Rating: None Revision Note: V1.0 (August 11, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker inserts a malicious USB device into a target system. An attacker could...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (August 11, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker inserts a malicious USB device into a target system. An attacker...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (July 14, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if the Windows Installer service improperly runs custom action scripts. An...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (July 14, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if used in conjunction with another vulnerability that allows arbitrary code to...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (July 14, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker who is logged on to a domain-joined system runs a specially crafted...