The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of active exploitation of a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. Known as CVE-2021-43226, this flaw resides in the Common Log File System (CLFS) driver. Attackers who gain local access can bypass security controls and elevate their privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise. Background […]

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