Windows default setting leaves clients vulnerable

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Chris Brook over on Threatpost.com reported that a Google Project Zero researcher has uncovered a vulnerability in all currently supported versions of the Windows client operating system that could be used to escalate privileges and in some cases, defeat sandboxing protections by forcing a system process to access a WebDAV UNC path and attack the local SMB server.

Read more about it here:

https://threatpost.com/default-setting-in-windows-7-8-1-could-allow-privilege-escalation-sandbox-escape/111809

About The Author

Debra Littlejohn Shinder is a technology and security analyst and author specializing in identity, security and cybercrime, utilizing her past experience as a police officer and police academy/criminal justice instructor. She has written numerous books and articles for web and print publications and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP designation for fourteen years in a row.

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