Executive Risk Summary
"An authorized attacker can exploit a type confusion vulnerability in Windows Push Notifications to elevate privileges locally, potentially allowing for unauthorized access to sensitive resources. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to system security, as it could be leveraged to gain elevated privileges and execute malicious code."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type DLL
Target Asset wpnapps.dll
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: wpnapps.dll (DLL)
$Targets = 'wpnapps.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
Notification services may be affected
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2025-50155: Windows Push Notifications type confusion vulnerability allowing local privilege escalation; patching required to prevent potential security breaches.
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