Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The product does not properly manage privileges while it is switching between different contexts that have different privileges or spheres of control.
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/270.html →Open in CWE collection →An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an adversary to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an adversary to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/17.html →Open in CAPEC collection →An adversary hijacks a privileged thread of execution by injecting malicious code into a running process. By using a privleged thread to do their bidding, adversaries can evade process-based detection that would stop an attack that creates a new process. This can lead to an adversary gaining access to the process's memory and can also enable elevated privileges. The most common way to perform this attack is by suspending an existing thread and manipulating its memory.
https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/30.html →Open in CAPEC collection →An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files. When the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high.
https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/35.html →Open in CAPEC collection →| Product | Vendor | Status |
|---|---|---|
| windows_11_24h2 | * | Tracked |
| windows_11_25h2 | * | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |
| Windows | Microsoft | Tracked |