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UAC Bypass via Windows Firewall MMC Snap-In Hijack

Attackers bypass User Account Control (UAC) by hijacking the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Windows Firewall snap-in to execute code with elevated permissions, potentially leading to system compromise.

Windows uac-bypass privilege-escalation windows-firewall mmc
2r 2t
medium advisory

UAC Bypass via DiskCleanup Scheduled Task Hijack

Attackers bypass User Account Control (UAC) by hijacking the DiskCleanup Scheduled Task to stealthily execute code with elevated permissions on Windows systems.

Defender XDR +1 uac-bypass privilege-escalation windows diskcleanup scheduled-task
2r 3t
medium advisory

UAC Bypass Attempt via Elevated COM Internet Explorer Add-On Installer

This threat brief details a UAC bypass technique leveraging the Internet Explorer Add-On Installer (ieinstal.exe) and Component Object Model (COM) to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Microsoft Defender XDR +2 uac-bypass privilege-escalation com ieinstal
2r 3t