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CWE-422 - Unprotected Windows Messaging Channel ('Shatter')

CWE-422

  • Abstraction:
  • Variant
  • Structure:
  • Simple
  • Status:
  • Draft
Weakness Name

Unprotected Windows Messaging Channel ('Shatter')

Description

The product does not properly verify the source of a message in the Windows Messaging System while running at elevated privileges, creating an alternate channel through which an attacker can directly send a message to the product.

Common Consequences

Scope: Access Control

Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Bypass Protection Mechanism

Related Weaknesses
  • Release Date:
  • 2006-07-19
  • Latest Modification Date:
  • 2023-06-29

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