MS.Windows.MSIEXEC.Privilege.Escalation
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in MS Windows.
This vulnerability is due to the application failing to properly sanitize input when handing a crafted application. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this to delete arbitrary file on vulnerable systems.
Affected Products
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows RT 8.1
Windows 10
Windows Server 2016
Impact
Privilege Escalation: Remote attackers can leverage their privilege on the vulnerable systems
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-149
Telemetry
Coverage
IPS (Regular DB) | |
IPS (Extended DB) |