Executive Risk Summary
"A null pointer dereference vulnerability in Windows Performance Counters allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive system resources. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to system security and integrity, as it could be exploited to gain elevated privileges and execute malicious code."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type DLL
Target Asset perfctrs.dll
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: perfctrs.dll (DLL)
$Targets = 'perfctrs.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
System Performance Monitoring
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2026-25165: Windows Performance Counters vulnerability allowing local privilege escalation, requiring patching and reboot to mitigate
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