First published: Tue Jan 13 2015(Updated: )
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 an administrative account, which allows local users to gain privileges by running AppCompatCache.exe with a crafted DLL file, aka MSRC ID 20544 or "Microsoft Application Compatibility Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 8 | ||
Microsoft Windows 8.1 | ||
Microsoft Windows Rt | =gold | |
Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | =gold | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | =r2 |
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