Vigil@nce - Windows 10: privilege escalation via Virtual Secure Mode
July 2016 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
A local attacker can bypass the Virtual Secure Mode of Windows 10,
in order to escalate his privileges.
Impacted products: Windows 10.
Severity: 2/4.
Creation date: 10/05/2016.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The Windows 10 product offers a Virtual Secure Mode.
However, even if the Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI) is enabled,
an attacker can change the RWX mode of kernel memory pages.
A local attacker can therefore bypass the Virtual Secure Mode of
Windows 10, in order to escalate his privileges.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Windows-10-privilege-escalation-via-Virtual-Secure-Mode-19589