Executive Risk Summary
"A race condition vulnerability in Windows Management Services 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 to gain elevated privileges, which could result in a significant security breach."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Service
Target Asset Windows Management Services
Standard Path %windir%\System32\wbem
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: Windows Management Services (Service)
$Targets = 'Windows Management Services'
$SearchPaths = @("$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
Management Services
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2025-59193: Windows Management Services vulnerability allowing local privilege escalation, requiring patching and reboot of affected systems.
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