Executive Risk Summary
"A protection mechanism failure in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and system resources. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to Windows systems that utilize VBS Enclave for security purposes."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Executable
Target Asset vbsenclave.dll
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: vbsenclave.dll (Executable)
$Targets = 'vbsenclave.dll'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")
Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
Virtualization services may be affected
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2025-47159: Windows VBS Enclave privilege escalation vulnerability, requires patching and reboot to mitigate
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