Privilege Escalation
The latest Privilege Escalation coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Patch Windows MultiPoint Services Immediately — CVE-2025-54116 Grants Attackers SYSTEM Access
Microsoft has patched a dangerous local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows MultiPoint Services that could allow attackers with a foothold on a machine to gain full SYSTEM-level control....
Hyper-V Privilege Escalation Flaw Exposes Hosts: Microsoft Urges Immediate Patching for CVE-2025-54115
Microsoft has released security updates to fix a critical race condition vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V that could allow an attacker with local access to escalate privileges and take over the host...
Windows Defender Firewall Type Confusion Bug Opens Door to SYSTEM-Level Compromise
A severe type confusion vulnerability in the Windows Defender Firewall service, tracked as CVE-2025-54109, could allow an attacker with a low-privilege local account to seize complete SYSTEM control...
Urgent Patch Alert: Windows VHD Bug CVE-2025-54112 Enables Full System Compromise
A single booby-trapped VHD file is all an attacker needs to jump from limited user to complete Windows server or workstation control. That’s the reality behind CVE-2025-54112, the latest...
Windows camsvc Race Condition Exploited for SYSTEM Access: Urgent Patch Deployed
A race condition in the Windows Capability Access Management Service (camsvc) allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM, Microsoft confirmed in a July 2025 security advisory. The...
Windows Firewall’s Memory Misfire: How CVE-2025-54094 Opens a Door to SYSTEM Privileges
A newly disclosed privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Defender Firewall Service allows attackers with a foothold on a system to seize complete control, elevating standard user...
CVE-2025-54093: Windows TCP/IP Race Condition Grants SYSTEM Access – Patch Now
Microsoft has disclosed a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows TCP/IP driver that gives authenticated attackers a clear path to SYSTEM-level control. Tracked as CVE-2025-54093...
Microsoft Issues Urgent Fix for Windows Defender Firewall Type-Confusion EoP (CVE-2025-54104)
Microsoft has confirmed a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Defender Firewall Service (MpsSvc) that could enable an attacker with local access to escalate to SYSTEM-level...
Microsoft Warns: New Windows Management Service UAF Bug Could Hand Attackers SYSTEM Control
Microsoft’s Security Response Center has published a critical security advisory for a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Management Service that could allow an authenticated local attacker...
Critical Hyper-V Privilege Escalation Flaw (CVE-2025-54098) Demands Immediate Patching
Microsoft has released a security update to fix a serious privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V, tracked as CVE-2025-54098, that could allow an attacker with local access to elevate...
CVE-2025-54091: Windows Hyper-V Integer Overflow Lets Attackers Gain SYSTEM on Hosts
A critical integer overflow vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V, tracked as CVE-2025-54091, allows authenticated local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level on the host machine, Microsoft has...
CVE-2025-53810: Urgent Windows Type-Confusion Bug Grants Attackers SYSTEM Access
A type-confusion flaw in a core Windows service, tracked as CVE-2025-53810, allows any authenticated local user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM, Microsoft’s Security Response Center confirmed in a...