CVE-2024-6769

Summary

CVE-2024-6769 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022. The issue arises when a malicious actor leverages drive remapping in conjunction with a poisoned activation cache to carry out a DLL hijacking attack. This enables the attacker to elevate privileges from a medium integrity process to a high integrity process, bypassing the User Account Control (UAC) prompt. This vulnerability poses a serious threat to the security of these Microsoft operating systems and requires immediate attention and mitigation efforts.

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