vendor:
Windows
by:
Whitecell's Polymorphours
7.2
CVSS
HIGH
Privilege Escalation
264
CWE
Product Name: Windows
Affected Version From: Microsoft Windows
Affected Version To: Microsoft Windows
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2008-1086
CPE: o:microsoft:windows
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Windows
2008
Microsoft Windows Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. The vulnerability resides in the Windows kernel. A locally logged-in user can exploit this issue to gain kernel-level access to the operating system.
Mitigation:
Apply the appropriate patch from the vendor.