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MiniPlasma Windows 0-Day Enables SYSTEM Privilege Escalation on Fully Patched Systems

Chaotic Eclipse, the security researcher behind the recently disclosed Windows flaws, YellowKey and GreenPlasma, has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a Windows privilege escalation zero-day flaw that grants attackers SYSTEM privileg…

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A newly disclosed Windows vulnerability, codenamed MiniPlasma, has been identified as a zero-day flaw that enables attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level on fully patched systems. This vulnerability specifically targets the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver, as referenced by the "cldflt.sys" file.

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