Re: Symantec LiveState Agent for Windows vulnerabi

[Damjan <damjan () widesec com>]

>  >> we've found local privilege escalation in Symantec LiveState agent.
>  >> 
>  >> PoC:
>  >> 
>  >> 1. kill shstart.exe process
>
>  MS> Wouldn't you have to be administrator to kill shstart.exe?
>
> LocalSystem account has more privilegies then administrator's one.


I don't think so. I think, SYSTEM account has less or same privileges than Administrator. Or?

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