A security vulnerability has been discovered and reported by Google teams who recommend upgrading Windows operating systems to the latest version.
Last week Google Chrome was hit by a critical security vulnerability and recommended to update the browser. Another flaw is reported but this time it is an old Windows operating system that is targeted.
In a post published on his security blog, the Google team explains that a critical vulnerability may allow elevation of privileges in the win32k.sys system kernel, which could give an attacker the opportunity to gain rights. administrator on a system. According to the article the flaw would already be exploited on Windows 7 32-bit systems and Microsoft developers have been informed.
The Windows 7 editor is preparing a patch, it should be released in a future update. Microsoft usually publishes its patches the second Tuesday of each month, so it is likely that a patch is released as of Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Meanwhile Google advises to use preferably the latest Windows 10 system that seems to be spared by this flaw.
Even without this security issue, Windows 7 users must be prepared to migrate to a new operating system. The Windows system released in 2009 still receives updates but the end of support is scheduled for the month of January 2020 . After this date, only a few companies will receive security patches against the payment of a subscription .