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

