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Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS16-139) (Cat II impact)

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Microsoft has released a security bulletin addressing a vulnerability in Windows Kernel. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would gain interactive access to an affected application. If successfully exploited, the attacker could gain elevated privileges.

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Vulnerability ID: V-72545

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