Privilege Escalation
The latest Privilege Escalation coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows Kernel Race Condition Opens Door to System Takeover – Patch Now, Microsoft Says
Microsoft has confirmed a dangerous flaw in the Windows kernel that could let an attacker with minimal access take full control of a system, and the company is urging everyone to install the...
CVE-2025-55697: Critical Azure Local Heap Overflow Vulnerability Analysis
Microsoft has disclosed CVE-2025-55697, a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Azure's local components that enables authenticated local users to achieve privilege escalation on...
CVE-2025-50152: Windows Kernel Vulnerability Enables Local Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has disclosed a significant security vulnerability in the Windows kernel that could allow attackers to elevate privileges on affected systems. CVE-2025-50152 represents an out-of-bounds...
October 2025 Patch Tuesday Fixes DirectX Kernel Crashes via CVE-2025-55698
Microsoft's October 2025 Patch Tuesday has addressed a significant security vulnerability in the DirectX graphics kernel that could lead to system instability and denial-of-service attacks....
CVE-2025-58728: Critical Windows Bluetooth Use-After-Free Vulnerability Patched
Microsoft's October 2025 Patch Tuesday addressed a significant security vulnerability in the Windows Bluetooth Service, cataloged as CVE-2025-58728, which presents a serious local privilege...
Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc Vulnerability CVE-2025-55684: Critical Privilege Escalation Risk
Microsoft has confirmed a high-impact elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the PrintWorkflowUserSvc component of Windows, tracked as CVE-2025-55684, that allows a local, low-privileged user to...
Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc Flaw Fixed: How to Prevent SYSTEM-Level Compromise
Microsoft has released a security update for a high-severity vulnerability in the Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc service that could let a local attacker escalate privileges to SYSTEM. The flaw, tracked...
CVE-2025-55331: PrintWorkflowUserSvc UAF Vulnerability Threatens Windows Security
Microsoft has addressed a critical security vulnerability in Windows systems that could allow attackers to escalate privileges and potentially take complete control of affected machines....
CVE-2025-55678: Critical Windows DirectX Kernel Vulnerability Exposed
Microsoft has disclosed a critical security vulnerability in the Windows DirectX Graphics Kernel subsystem that could allow attackers to escalate privileges on affected systems. CVE-2025-55678...
CVE-2025-55331: Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc UAF Vulnerability Analysis and Mitigation
Microsoft has disclosed a critical security vulnerability in Windows systems that could allow attackers to escalate privileges and gain SYSTEM-level access. CVE-2025-55331 represents a use-after-free...
CVE-2025-55328: Hyper-V Race Condition Vulnerability Explained
Microsoft has disclosed a significant security vulnerability in its Hyper-V virtualization platform, tracked as CVE-2025-55328, which could allow attackers to elevate privileges on affected systems....
CVE-2025-55240: Visual Studio Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Analysis and Patch Guide
Microsoft has disclosed a significant elevation of privilege vulnerability in Visual Studio tracked as CVE-2025-55240, a high-severity security flaw that enables authenticated local users to escalate...