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Public PoC Released for Windows NT OS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code was released for CVE-2026-42980, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows NT OS Kernel. This vulnerability occurs due to an integer underflow in kernel-mode code. CVE-2026-42980 is an elevation-of-privilege flaw in the Windows NT OS Kernel caused by an integer underflow (wraparound) condition in a kernel code path. This […] The post Public PoC Released for Windows NT OS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability appeared first on Cyber Security News.
Public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code was released for CVE-2026-42980, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows NT OS Kernel. This vulnerability occurs due to an integer underflow in kernel-mode code. CVE-2026-42980 is an elevation-of-privilege flaw in the Windows NT OS Kernel caused by…
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