Privilege Escalation
The latest Privilege Escalation coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Issues Urgent Fix for CVE-2025-53724: Windows Push Notifications Type Confusion Bug Enables SYSTEM Access
Microsoft’s latest security advisory warns of a serious elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Push Notifications Apps component, tracked as CVE-2025-53724. The flaw, rooted in a type...
Patch Now: Windows CDPSvc Use-After-Free Bug (CVE-2025-48000) Grants Attackers SYSTEM Privileges
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service (CDPSvc) lets any local authenticated attacker gain full SYSTEM control—and the fix landed in Microsoft’s July...
Critical Windows AFD.sys Kernel Flaw (CVE-2025-53718) Exposes Systems to Local Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has issued a high-priority security advisory for a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys). Tracked as CVE-2025-53718, the flaw allows a...
Microsoft’s June Patch Fixes Storport Driver Flaw That Could Expose Kernel Memory and Defeat ASLR
Microsoft’s June 2025 Patch Tuesday quietly resolved a local information-disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Storage Port Driver (storport.sys) that could allow authenticated attackers to read...
Actively Exploited AFD.sys Vulnerability Grants Attackers SYSTEM Access: Patch Now
Microsoft has patched a dangerous vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild to gain complete control over...
CVE-2025-24050: Microsoft Patches High-Risk Hyper-V Heap Overflow That Enables Full Host Takeover
Microsoft’s March 2025 Patch Tuesday included a fix for CVE-2025-24050, a heap‑based buffer overflow in Windows Hyper‑V that allows an attacker with local access to escalate privileges all the...
CVE-2025-53152: Patch Now as Windows DWM Privilege Escalation Exploits Surface
Microsoft has issued a critical security advisory for CVE-2025-53152, a use-after-free vulnerability in the Desktop Window Manager (DWM) that allows authenticated local attackers to execute arbitrary...
Patch Immediately: Windows Kernel Use-After-Free CVE-2025-53151 Opens Door to SYSTEM Takeover
Microsoft has released a critical security update to address CVE-2025-53151, a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows kernel that lets authenticated local attackers escalate their privileges to...
Heap Overflow in Windows ks.sys Driver Opens Door to Full System Compromise – Patch Immediately
A newly disclosed heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Kernel Streaming (ks.sys) driver enables any locally authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM, granting full control over...
New AFD.sys Use-After-Free (CVE-2025-53147) Demands Immediate Patching as Kernel Exploit Chains Resurface
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) tracked as CVE-2025-53147 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM, Microsoft disclosed...
Microsoft Rushes Patch for BFS Kernel Bug CVE-2025-53142 That Hands Attackers SYSTEM Access
Microsoft has issued a security advisory for CVE-2025-53142, a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Brokering File System (BFS) that allows an authenticated local attacker to escalate...
CVE-2025-53141: Microsoft Fixes AFD.sys Null Pointer Bug Enabling Local SYSTEM Escalation
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