CrowdStrike probes privilege-escalation exploit disclosure
CrowdStrike is investigating a publicly released proof-of-concept exploit that a security researcher says can elevate local privileges to SYSTEM level on Windows machines running its Falcon endpoint sensor. The exploit, dubbed FalconFlank, was published on GitHub on September 3 by a researcher using the names Nightmare Eclipse, Chaotic Eclipse and MSNightmare. The researcher described it as a…
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