Easily exploitable, unpatched Windows privilege escalation flaw revealed (CVE-2021-36934)

So is Webroot able to block this exploit or do we need to go through all the work of blocking it manually?

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36934

Hello @jmrathbun 

Webroot doesn’t Block exploit’s that’s up to Microsoft to patch the vulnerability but Webroot protects against Malware that tries to use the exploit in Malicious ways.

As @Jasper_The_Rasper posted: “An attacker must have the ability to execute code on a victim system to exploit this vulnerability.”

HTH,

“An attacker must have the ability to execute code on a victim system to exploit this vulnerability.”

I appreciate the prompt input, but my knowledge of WinX exploits isn’t quite up to par. How would the bad guys be able to access my system remotely to “execute code”? Are there some phishing or other downloads I have to watch out for?

Yes you have to be-careful at all times via emails from people you don’t know don’t open any attachments or bad websites. NO AV is 100% so we have to use safe practices at all times.