A security firm has discovered one of the first security flaws to directly affect Windows Vista. The flaw involves Windows system for managing user security levels, User Account Control. Microsoft recently made it clear that it doesnt consider UAC a security feature, since it has deliberately left holes in the system for ease of use. Microsoft says bugs in UAC aren’t security flaws, since they are deliberately leaving holes for ease-of-use. Researchers have already begun picking holes in Vistas security system.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2121559/windows-vista-hit-by-user-privilege-vulnerability.html