Exploit released for new PinTheft Arch Linux root escalation flaw

PinTheft, a recently patched Linux privilege escalation vulnerability, now has a publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) ...

Windows BitLocker zero-day gives access to protected drives, PoC released

A cybersecurity researcher has published proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for two unpatched Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities ...
Bitdefender

BitLocker zero-day exposes Windows drives as PoC goes public

The BitLocker issue, named YellowKey, was published by a researcher using the monikers Chaotic Eclipse and Nightmare Eclipse.
SecurityWeek

Researcher Drops MiniPlasma Windows Exploit for Unpatched 2020 CVE

The MiniPlasma exploit targets CVE-2020-17103, a Windows vulnerability that should have been patched in December 2020.

Privilege escalation in Linux: Local users can read foreign files

The vulnerability was known for years, fixed Thursday. Hours later, an exploit is available as the kernel team prepares ...
CSOonline

Another Microsoft Defender privilege escalation bug emerges days after patch

New PoC shows how Microsoft Defender can be tricked into rewriting malicious files into protected locations, enabling SYSTEM-level privilege escalation on fully patched Windows systems. Days after ...