Executive Risk Summary
"A use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Device Association Broker service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and system resources. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker with local access to the system, and successful exploitation could result in a significant increase in privileges."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Service
Target Asset Device Association Broker service
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: Device Association Broker service (Service)
$Targets = 'Device Association Broker service'
$SearchPaths = @("$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
Windows Device Association Broker service
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2025-50174: Local Elevation of Privilege vulnerability in Windows Device Association Broker service, requiring patching to prevent unauthorized access
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