Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows and Office Products

CVE-2015-2423

Summary

This vulnerability enables remote attackers to escalate privileges and potentially access sensitive information by exploiting crafted command-line parameters within various Microsoft Office applications and Notepad. By leveraging this flaw, attackers can transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity contexts, thereby gaining higher privileges on affected systems. This raises significant security concerns for users of Microsoft Windows and its Office suite, underscoring the importance of prompt updates and patches.

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