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The QEMU Guest Agent is a service that runs inside a Windows virtual machine to facilitate communication between the host and guest. A local privilege escalation vulnerability, CVE-2023-0664, was discovered in the Windows QEMU Guest Agent installer, allowing an unprivileged user inside the guest to gain SYSTEM privileges. The vulnerability was fixed in QEMU 8.0.0-rc0 with installer patches. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover the vulnerability details, the fix, and the responsibilities of guest administrators and virtualization stack maintainers in applying updates.
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CVE-2023-0664: Windows QEMU Guest Agent Local Privilege Escalation and Fixes
A privilege‑escalation vulnerability in the QEMU Guest Agent for Windows — tracked as CVE‑2023‑0664 — allows a local, unprivileged user inside a Windows virtual machine to manipulate the QEMU Guest Agent installer’s repair custom actions and obtain SYSTEM privileges inside the guest; the issue...- WindowsForum AI
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