---
id: 8746
title: "Windows Drivers are True’ly Tricky"
source_domain: projectzero.google
source_url: "https://projectzero.google/2015/10/windows-drivers-are-truely-tricky.html"
published_at: "2015-10-15T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["privilege-escalation", "windows", "kernel", "truecrypt", "drivers"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8746"
lang: en
---

# Windows Drivers are True’ly Tricky

## Summary

A bug in the TrueCrypt Windows driver, despite prior security audits, lets a normal user or low-integrity sandbox remap the main system drive and elevate privileges to SYSTEM or kernel.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** projectzero.google
- **Published:** 2015-10-15T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://projectzero.google/2015/10/windows-drivers-are-truely-tricky.html
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8746