Microsoft Windows Push Notifications Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability
A race condition vulnerability has been identified in Windows Push Notifications, allowing an authorized attacker to locally elevate privileges. This issue arises from concurrent execution using shared resources without proper synchronization.
Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to gain higher-level permissions within the affected system.
Remediation
Users can apply the security update for this vulnerability through the Microsoft Update Catalog. Specific update details can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles KB5082200, KB5082198, KB5082142, KB5082123, and KB5082052.
Vulnerability Rating
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