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2018-08-28 15:56
A Windows zero-day local privilege escalation flaw and a Proof-of-Concept exploit for it have been revealed on Monday by someone who goes by SandboxEscaper on Twitter. The user in question deleted the account soon after, but not before sharp-eyed security researchers were able to follow the link to the GitHub repository hosting the PoC exploit. Will Dormann, a vulnerability analyst at the CERT/CC, tested the exploit and confirmed that it “works well in a fully-patched … More → The post Windows zero-day flaw and PoC unveiled via Twitter appeared first on Help Net Security.
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