Description
Virtual Hard Disk Driver in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 does not properly restrict access to files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "VHD Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows - VHDMP Arbitrary Physical Disk Cloning Privilege Escalation (MS16-138) EDB-40765 · local · Nov 15, 2016 · verified
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