Windows Setup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Dell Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, and Dell Security Management Server version prior to 11.8.1 contain an Insecure Operation on Windows Junction Vulnerability during installation. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to create an arbitrary folder inside a restricted directory, leading to Privilege Escalation
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Performance Recorder allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Recovery Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update versions 4.8.0 and prior contain an Insecure Operation on Windows Junction / Mount Point vulnerability. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to privilege escalation.
WmsRepair Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Azure Network Watcher VM Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows File Server Resource Management Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
A link following local privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Trend Micro Apex One as a Service servers could allow a local attacker to abuse an insecure directory that could allow a low-privileged user to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Wacom Driver 6.3.46-1 for Windows and lower was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability.
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
A SMB force-authentication vulnerability exists in all versions of OPA for Windows prior to v0.68.0. The vulnerability exists because of improper input validation, allowing a user to pass an arbitrary SMB share instead of a Rego file as an argument to OPA CLI or to one of the OPA Go library’s functions.
Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in Grafana Agent (Flow mode) on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM This issue affects Agent Flow: before 0.43.2
ScaleFusion 10.5.2 does not properly limit users to the Edge application because Alt-F4 can be used. This is fixed in 10.5.7 by preventing the launching of the file explorer in Agent-based Multi-App and Single App Kiosk mode.
Use after free in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
Improper input validation in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
BleachBit cleans files to free disk space and to maintain privacy. BleachBit for Windows up to version 4.4.2 is vulnerable to a DLL Hijacking vulnerability. By placing a DLL in the Folder c:\DLLs, an attacker can run arbitrary code on every execution of BleachBit for Windows. This issue has been patched in version 4.5.0.
Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF document with a long field in a Smart INdependent Glyphlets (SING) table in a TTF font, as exploited in the wild in September 2010. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
SLM has an issue with Windows Unquoted/Trusted Service Paths Security Issue. All installations version 9.x.x prior to 9.20.1 should be patched.
An arbitrary code execution vulnerability was found in the F-Secure Support Tool. A standard user can craft a special configuration file, which when run by administrator can execute any commands.
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 39612, Acronis True Image 2021 (Windows) before build 39287
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability in Acronis Media Builder service. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 39612, Acronis True Image 2021 (Windows) before build 39287
ShowMyPC 3606 on Windows suffers from a DLL hijack vulnerability. If an attacker overwrites the file %temp%\ShowMyPC\-ShowMyPC3606\wodVPN.dll, it will run any malicious code contained in that file. The code will run with normal user privileges unless the user specifically runs ShowMyPC as administrator.
Adobe Genuine Service versions 7.3 (and earlier) are affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the AGSService installer. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve read / write privileges to execute arbitrary code. User interaction is required to abuse this vulnerability.
Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability. A local attacker with non-administrative privileges can plant a malicious DLL to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user via DLL hijacking. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 36497, Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 37391.
The kernel in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows locally authenticated attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, or in Windows 7 for x64-based systems, cause denial of service, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Use after free in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
NoMachine for Windows prior to version 6.15.1 and 7.5.2 suffer from local privilege escalation due to the lack of safe DLL loading. This vulnerability allows local non-privileged users to perform DLL Hijacking via any writable directory listed under the system path and ultimately execute code as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
An incorrect permission vulnerability in the product installer folders for Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks version 5.3.1179 and below could allow an attacker to escalate privileges by placing arbitrary code on a specified folder and have that code be executed by an Administrator who is running a scan. Please note that an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability.
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .eml or .wcinv file, aka "Windows Mail Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Windows COM Aggregate Marshaler in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation privilege vulnerability when an attacker runs a specially crafted application, aka "Windows COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0214.
Microsoft VsCode Kubernetes Tools Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
A buffer overflow vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.6.200 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges through placing carefully constructed Ami Pro (.sam) files onto the local system and triggering a DLP Endpoint scan through accessing a file. This is caused by the destination buffer being of fixed size and incorrect checks being made on the source size.
Double free vulnerability in the OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Double Free Vulnerability."
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows and macOS before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2. An attacker able to alter or replace the static HTML files used by the StartPage feature can cause the application to load malicious or compromised content upon startup. This may result in information disclosure, unauthorized data access, or other security impacts.
Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Graphics Kernel allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
Use after free in Windows BitLocker allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Improper access control in Windows MultiPoint Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.