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#7 Dark Reading general April 27, 2026 at 15:31 UTC

Unpatched 'PhantomRPC' Flaw in Windows Enables Privilege Escalation

By Elizabeth Montalbano

AI Summary

Researchers disclosed 'PhantomRPC', an unpatched architectural weakness in Windows' Remote Procedure Call mechanism that enables privilege escalation through five different exploit paths. The vulnerability stems from how Windows handles connections to unavailable RPC services, potentially affecting millions of Windows installations.

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