Privilege escalation

The AhcVerifyAdminContext function in ahcache.sys in the Application Compatibility component in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not verify that an impersonation token is associated with ...

CVE-2015-0002

The AhcVerifyAdminContext function in ahcache.sys in the Application Compatibility component in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not verify that an impersonation token is associated with ...

CVE-2015-0002

CVE-2015-0002 (AppCompat Cache Elevation of Privilege) affects Windows via AhcVerifyAdminContext in ahcache.sys, introduced with Windows 8/8.1 era. The root cause is improper validation of the caller’s impersonation token: the code retrieves the token and checks for LocalSystem or Administrators,...

Microsoft Windows 'AhcVerifyAdminContext' Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is a popular operating system. A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows 'AhcVerifyAdminContext', which can be exploited by a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges...