‘MagicDot’ Windows Weakness Allows Unprivileged Rootkit Activity
April 19, 2024 at 05:47AM A security researcher at SafeBreach, Or Yair, outlined vulnerabilities associated with the DOS-to-NT path conversion process in Windows, dubbed “MagicDot,” during a Black Hat Asia 2024 session. The issues enable attackers to conceal and impersonate files, directories, and processes, leading to potentially dangerous post-exploitation capabilities. Yair detailed four related vulnerabilities, … Read more