Security News > 2016 > August > Latest Windows UAC Bypass Permits Code Execution (Threatpost)

2016-08-15 19:35
Researcher Matt Nelson disclosed another Windows UAC bypass that makes use of Event Viewer to hijack registry entries and run code.
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