Microsoft Windows Projected File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

A buffer over-read vulnerability has been identified in the Windows Projected File System. This vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to locally elevate privileges. Exploitation of this vulnerability could enable the attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to gain SYSTEM rights.

Remediation

Users can apply the security update for this vulnerability, which is available through the Microsoft Update Catalog. Specific update details can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles KB5072033 and KB5072014.