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  1. 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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  2. 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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    • cve-2024-28916 cwe-59 cybersecurity edr elevation of privilege improper link resolution incident response link following local exploit msrc nvd patch management patching provider advisories risk mitigation security update threat hunting vulnerability advisory windows security xbox gaming services
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  3. 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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