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