US EditionWindows Admin Center Flaw CVE-2025-64669 Enables SYSTEM Privilege Escalation
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Windows Admin Center Flaw CVE-2025-64669 Enables SYSTEM Privilege Escalation
The Silent Escalator: How a Flaw in Windows Admin Center Could Upend Enterprise Security In the ever-evolving world of enterprise IT management, Microsoft’s Windows Admin Center has long served as a cornerstone for administrators overseeing complex server environments. But a recently disclosed vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-64669, has cast a shadow over this tool, exposing a critical weakness that allows local attackers to escalate privilege…
Windows Admin Center Vulnerability (CVE-2025-64669) Let Attackers Escalate Privileges - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News
A new local privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows Admin Center (WAC), affecting versions up to 2.4.2.1 and environments running WAC 2411 and earlier. Tracked as CVE-2025-64669, the flaw stems from insecure directory permissions on the folder C:ProgramDataWindowsAdminCenter, which is writable by standard users yet used by services running with elevated privileges. Because Windows Admin Center is widely deployed as a central ma…
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