Privilege Escalation
The latest Privilege Escalation coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
PC Manager’s 7.8 CVSS Flaw Exposed: How Symlinks Give Attackers SYSTEM Rights
A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-29975 in Microsoft PC Manager hands local attackers a direct path to full SYSTEM control. With a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 (high) and a low attack complexity, the bug...
Fujifilm Medical Viewer Flaw Allows Unauthorized Access to Patient Scans — CISA Calls for Immediate Upgrade
A severe privilege-escalation vulnerability in FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas’ Synapse Mobility medical imaging viewer could allow remote attackers to bypass role-based access controls and view...
India’s CERT-In Issues High-Risk Alert as Microsoft’s August Patch Fixes Zero-Day and 110+ Other Vulnerabilities
India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued a high-risk advisory on August 18, 2025, warning that millions of Windows, Office, and Azure users face looming danger unless they...
Siemens Urges Patching of Desigo CC and SENTRON as CodeMeter Flaws Enable Remote RCE and Privilege Escalation
{ "title": "Siemens Urges Patching of Desigo CC and SENTRON as CodeMeter Flaws Enable Remote RCE and Privilege Escalation", "content": "Siemens has issued an urgent security advisory for the...
Urgent: Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Bugs Let Attackers Hijack Industrial Control Appliances
{ "title": "Urgent: Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Bugs Let Attackers Hijack Industrial Control Appliances", "content": "Siemens has disclosed two high-severity vulnerabilities in its RUGGEDCOM...
Rockwell FactoryTalk ViewPoint Flaw Lets Attackers Hijack MSI Repairs for SYSTEM Access
A critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk ViewPoint HMI thin-client software allows a low-privileged local attacker to gain SYSTEM-level control of...
Unpatched Flaw in Siemens SINEC Traffic Analyzer Puts OT Networks at Risk of Takeover
Siemens disclosed a cluster of seven high-severity vulnerabilities in its SINEC Traffic Analyzer, a PROFINET monitoring appliance, that together could allow attackers to crash the system, escalate...
CodeMeter 8.30a Fixes Privilege Escalation (CVE-2025-47809) Affecting Siemens Windows ICS
A newly disclosed local privilege escalation vulnerability in Wibu-Systems CodeMeter Runtime (CVE-2025-47809) enables unprivileged Windows users to gain SYSTEM-level access during the brief...
Siemens RTLS Backup Script Vulnerability Allows Full SYSTEM Takeover
A single flawed backup script in Siemens' industrial location tracking software can hand an attacker full SYSTEM-level control of the underlying Windows server. That is the sobering reality of...
Rockwell Patch Plugs SYSTEM Takeover Hole in FactoryTalk ViewPoint via MSI Repair Hijack
A high-severity local privilege-escalation vulnerability in Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk ViewPoint HMI software can hand an attacker full SYSTEM control of a Windows machine by exploiting a...
Siemens Patches Critical Remote Exploits in SINEC Management Suite and Embedded OS, Urging Immediate ICS Updates
Siemens has delivered patches for a cascade of high-severity vulnerabilities across its SINEC network management system and embedded operating system, fixing flaws that could allow attackers to...
Siemens Urges Immediate Patch for SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager as Two New Flaws Threaten Industrial Operations
Siemens has released an urgent security advisory detailing two newly tracked vulnerabilities in its SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager, the Windows-based server component that processes ultra-wideband tag...