Speaking at a conference today, a security researcher has revealed a new exploit impacting the Windows IoT Core operating system that gives threat actors full control over vulnerable devices.
The vulnerability, discovered by Dor Azouri, a security researcher for SafeBreach, impacts the Sirep/WPCon communications protocol included with Windows IoT operating system.
Azouri said the vulnerability only impacts Windows IoT Core, the Windows IoT OS version for devices meant to run one single application, such as smart devices, control boards, hobbyist devices, and others.
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Source: ZDNet