June 14, 2016 — KB3163017 (OS Build 10240.16942)

June 14, 2016 — KB3163017 OS Build 10240.16942 This update includes quality improvements and security fixes. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update. Key changes include: Improved reliability of Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, and Windows Explorer. Improved...

Microsoft Windows DNS Server WPAD Access Validation Vulnerability

Description The Microsoft Windows DNS Server is prone to an access-validation vulnerability because the software fails to properly restrict access when defining WPAD Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol entries. An authenticated attacker may exploit this issue to create a WPAD DNS entry. This may aid...

Privilege escalation

The default configuration of Microsoft Windows uses the Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol WPAD without static WPAD entries, which might allow remote attackers to intercept web traffic by registering a proxy server using WINS or DNS, then responding to WPAD requests, as demonstrated using Internet...