About this tag
The lpe tag on WindowsForum.com covers local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel and related drivers. Discussions include CVE-2025-53136, a kernel information disclosure bug that defeats KASLR and can be chained into full LPE, and heap overflow flaws in the Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk driver (ks.sys) that allow attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. These threads focus on technical analysis of exploit primitives, patch details, and the attack surface in Windows 11 and Server 2022. The tag is relevant for security researchers, IT administrators, and advanced users tracking Windows kernel vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies.
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    CVE-2025-53136: Windows Kernel Info Leak Threat to KASLR (TOCTOU)

    A routine security update intended to tighten Windows kernel defenses has instead opened a new attack vector: a reliably exploitable information‑disclosure bug tracked as CVE‑2025‑53136 that leaks kernel addresses on Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 24H2 builds. The vulnerability—rooted in...
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    • applocker cve-2025-53136 edr kaslr kernel kernel-info-leak lpe memory ntqueryinformationtoken patch rtlsidhashinitialize sandbox siem toctou token vulnerability wdac windows 11 24h2 windows server 2022
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Patch Windows Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk (ks.sys) LPE: Heap Overflow Risk

    Microsoft has released patches for a kernel-mode flaw in the Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver—an exploitable heap-based buffer overflow that can allow a locally authorized attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM—though the CVE identifier you supplied (CVE-2025-53149) does not appear...
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    • cve-2025-24995 cve-2025-53149 edr heap overflow incident response ioctl kernel kernel vulnerability ks.sys lpe patch management privilege escalation security patch windows windows update wow thunk
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    • Forum: Security Alerts