General High 28 April 2026

New PhantomRPC Privilege Escalation Affects Windows Systems, No Patch

Why it matters: Indian organizations using Windows systems must be aware of this unpatched privilege escalation risk and monitor for potential exploitation or mitigation strategies.

A newly discovered PhantomRPC technique allows privilege escalation to System on Windows. This method involves a fake RPC server impersonating target services to elevate access. Currently, there is no official patch available to address this critical vulnerability.

Source: Security Week

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