Microsoft Windows Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

When

2021-11-03 00:00 UTC · day precision

Where

Global (internet)

Category

cyber_exploit

Microsoft Windows Installer contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when MSI packages process symbolic links, which allows attackers to bypass access restrictions to add or remove files.

Sources

• CISA ↗ · first seen 2021-11-03 00:00 UTC

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