Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Backup Engine allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 28.03.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 18.04.2022.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0151
The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1507 | — | |
| microsoft | windows 10 1511 | — | |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 | — | |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 | — | |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 | r2 |
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