Security News > 2019 > August > 20-Year-Old Bug in Legacy Microsoft Code Plagues All Windows Users
2019-08-14 17:35
A bug in an obscure legacy Windows protocol can lead to serious real-world privilege-escalation attacks.
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https://threatpost.com/20-year-old-bug-legacy-microsoft-windows-users/147336/
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