Researcher Drops New Windows Zero-Day PoC Hours After Microsoft Patch Tuesday
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Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse (aka Nightmare-Eclipse) has released a new proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit called LegacyHive. It has been described as a Windows User Profile Service arbitrary hive load elevation of privileges vulnerability. The Windows User Profile Service, also referred to as ProfSvc, is a core system component that manages user accounts and environments. "The PoC requires
1Key Takeaways
- Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse (aka Nightmare-Eclipse) has released a new proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit called LegacyHive.
- It has been described as a Windows User Profile Service arbitrary hive load elevation of privileges vulnerability.
- The Windows User Profile Service, also referred to as ProfSvc, is a core system component that manages user accounts and environments.
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Security headlines highlight new attack surfaces as AI gets embedded in more systems. The Hacker News reports that security researcher Chaotic Eclipse (aka Nightmare-Eclipse) has released a new proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit called LegacyHive.
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