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sudo makes no sense (feddit.org)

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[–] vox@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Windows is technically almost as secure though , since the confirmation prompt is displayed on a virtual desktop that even already elevated processes need extra privileges to access... still wont protect against someone else doing stuff on your computer tho

[–] Mjpasta710@midwest.social 1 points 5 days ago

There are methods to use libraries to click that or completely silence it. If a user can escalate so can code that is run in their user space.

One example they claim to be a non issue, in link below. I searched "rce bypass windows uac"... I found lot of discussion on it, even some git repos.

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/exploit-chain-windows-uac-bypass