Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities

Last Update Date: 14 Aug 2015 Release Date: 12 Aug 2015 3163 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS

Windows Object Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Object Manager when it fails to properly validate and enforce impersonation levels. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass impersonation-level security and gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.
Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An elevation of privilege exists in Microsoft Windows when it improperly allows certain registry interactions from within vulnerable sandboxed applications. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could improperly interact with the registry and attempt to escape the application sandbox.
Windows Filesystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An elevation of privilege exists in Microsoft Windows when it improperly allows certain filesystem interactions from within vulnerable sandboxed applications. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could improperly interact with the filesystem and attempt to escape the application sandbox.