Vigil@nce - Windows: privilege escalation via CSRSS
June 2016 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
A local attacker can use CSRSS of Windows, in order to escalate
his privileges.
– Impacted products: Windows 10, Windows 2012, Windows 8, Windows RT.
– Severity: 2/4.
– Creation date: 13/04/2016.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The Windows product uses CSRSS (Client-Server Run-time Subsystem).
However, an attacker can disturb tokens in memory.
A local attacker can therefore use CSRSS of Windows, in order to
escalate his privileges.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Windows-privilege-escalation-via-CSRSS-19361