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Researcher Releases FalconFlank PoC Showing Privilege Escalation in CrowdStrike Falcon
A researcher identified as Chaotic Eclipse released a proof of concept for FalconFlank, a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor. The flaw exploits the endpoint protection's handling of malicious Office macros to escalate privileges.
Why it matters: Organizations running CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor are exposed to local privilege escalation attacks until CrowdStrike releases a patch; security teams should monitor for fixes and assess their exposure.
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Researcher Releases FalconFlank PoC Showing Privilege Escalation in CrowdStrike Falcon
A researcher identified as Chaotic Eclipse released a proof of concept for FalconFlank, a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor. The flaw exploits the endpoint protection's handling of malicious Office macros to escalate privileges.
Why it matters: Organizations running CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor are exposed to local privilege escalation attacks until CrowdStrike releases a patch; security teams should monitor for fixes and assess their exposure.
- Source published
- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker