Researcher discloses Windows bug due to frustration with bounty program
(Windows Phone Central)

A Standard user can gain SYSTEM access on a PC if they exploit a newly disclosed Windows bug. What you need to know A researcher has publicly disclosed a zero-day local privilege elevation vulnerability in Windows. The researcher disclosed the vulnerability due to frustration with Microsoft`s decreasing payouts for bug bounties. The vulnerability allows a Windows user with Standard privileges to open the command prompt with SYSTEM privileges. A researcher publicly disclosed a zero-day local privilege elevation vulnerability in Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server. The vulnerability allows a user with Standard privileges to open the command prompt with SYSTEM privileges. This access could be leveraged to spread malicious content throughout a network. The vulnerability was reportedly publicly disclosed due to frustration with Microsoft`s decreasing payouts for bug bounties. The researcher, Abdelhamid Naceri, told Bleeping Computer, `Microsoft bounties [have] been trashed ...