Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

A flaw in Windows' networking driver allows a local attacker to gain higher system privileges. An authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to run malicious code with administrator rights.

CWE-122 (heap-based buffer overflow) in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock enables local privilege escalation. The vulnerability requires an authenticated local attacker to trigger a buffer overflow condition, resulting in arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges.