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Rewterz Threat Alert – Stealthy RotaJakiro Backdoor Targeting Linux Systems

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Rewterz Threat Advisory – Microsoft Windows SAFER/SRP Vulnerabilities

May 3, 2021

Rewterz Threat Advisory – Microsoft Windows UAC Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

Microsoft Windows allows a local authenticated attacker to gain escalated privileges to the system. Windows can dupe users into trusting executables with DLL hijacking and privilege escalation issues. The error is caused by a flaw in the UAC module. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary codes with administrative privileges.

Impact

Privilege Escalation

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

Affected Products

  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 x32
  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 x64
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows 8 x32
  • Microsoft Windows 8 x64
  • Microsoft Windows 10 x32
  • Microsoft Windows 10 x64

Remediation

Refer to Microsoft for patches and mitigation techniques at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us

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