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The tag 'ktm' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the Windows Kernel Transaction Manager (KTM), a kernel-mode transaction engine supporting features like Transactional NTFS (TxF) and transactional registry operations. Recent content highlights a critical use-after-free vulnerability, CVE-2025-53140, in KTM that allows an authorized local attacker to escalate privileges. Users can find threads on patching this vulnerability, understanding KTM's role in Windows, and related security advisories from Microsoft. The tag is relevant for IT professionals, security researchers, and system administrators focused on Windows kernel security and privilege escalation threats.
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    CVE-2025-53140: KTM Kernel UAF Privilege Escalation - Patch Now

    Microsoft’s Security Response Center has published an advisory for CVE‑2025‑53140, a use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Windows Kernel Transaction Manager (KTM) that Microsoft says can be exploited by an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. Background /...
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