10 Critical Windows 7 Vulnerabilities 10. Driver Improper Interaction with Windows Kernel Vulnerabilityīy using a stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys, local users can gain privileges and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature through a specially crafted REG_BINARY value for a SystemDefaultEUDCFont registry key. Despite these improvements, Windows 7 has its own set of critical vulnerabilities-here are the top 10 on the list and how to fix them.
Nonetheless, the updated OS shipped with literally hundreds of security changes and additions, addressing the needs of a more security-conscious home and business user base with features like AppLocker, BitLocker Drive Encryption technology, and more.
Upon its release, Windows 7 was hailed as "the most secure Windows ever"-true enough at the time, but its predecessor Windows Vista didn't exactly set a high bar security-wise.
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