Improper link resolution before file access, often referred to as "link following," represents a recurring and serious class of vulnerabilities in modern software, and with the disclosure of CVE-2025-49738 in Microsoft PC Manager, this long-standing issue has found a new foothold in a widely...
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Here's a detailed explanation about CVE-2025-49660, a Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, based on available technical context and similar use-after-free vulnerabilities in the Windows Event Tracing or logging subsystems:
Technical Details and Analysis
Vulnerability...
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Here's the skinny...
I have a Windows XP system that I still use off-line for a few tasks. I am the only user of it and my account is listed in Windows as an 'Administrator'. However, when I try to load programs onto it, I get a Windows error message: "The installer has insufficient privileges to access the...
Original release date: July 14, 2015 | Last revised: July 15, 2015
Systems Affected
Microsoft Windows systems with Adobe Flash Player installed.
Overview
Used in conjunction, recently disclosed vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash and Microsoft Windows may allow a remote attacker to execute...
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V2.0 (March 13, 2012): Revised bulletin to announce a detection change that removes MS10-029 as the replaced bulletin for all supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. For more information, see the related entry in the...
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This is possible the lamest question to ask, so late in the OS game, but I can't seem to find anything on it anywhere (probably just don't know how to google for it!). I run Windows 7, and of course have the normal Administrator account that one creates when installing. I wan't to create a...
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