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    CVE-2025-55317: Local Privilege Escalation in MAU via Link Following

    Microsoft has published an advisory identifying CVE-2025-55317, a local elevation-of-privilege flaw in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) caused by improper link resolution before file access — commonly described as a link-following or symlink/junction weakness — that can allow an authorized local...
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    CVE-2024-28916: Xbox Gaming Services link-follow EoP explained

    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...
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    PC Manager Local Privilege Escalation: Patch, Detect, and Hunt (2025)

    When a vendor-side advisory and a CVE identifier don’t line up, the first — and most important — job for defenders and researchers is to stop, verify, and update the record. I tried to open the MSRC page you gave (Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center) and could not find any...
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