Windows Group Policy flaw lets attackers gain admin privileges

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-group-policy-flaw-lets-attackers-gain-admin-privileges/

Microsoft has fixed a vulnerability in all current Windows versions that allows an attacker to exploit the Windows Group Policy feature to take full control over a computer. This vulnerability affects all Windows versions since Windows Server 2008.

Windows administrators can remotely manage all of the Windows devices on a network through the Group Policy feature. This feature allows administrators to create a centralized global configuration policy for their organization that is pushed out to all of the Windows devices on their network.

These policies allow an administrator to control how a computer can be used, such as disabling settings in apps, prohibiting apps from running, enabling and disabling Windows features, and even deploying the same wallpaper on every Windows computer.
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