7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.007 Low
EPSS
Percentile
80.2%
This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must run a malicious executable. The specific flaw exists within the handling of Dynamic Data Exchange objects. The issue lies in the destruction of DDE objects within a thread. An attacker can leverage this to escalate their privileges and execute code under the context of SYSTEM.