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Research Update for src/windows-hardening/windows-local-privilege-escalation/kernel-race-condition-object-manager-slowdown.md

This PR contains automated research updates including:

  • Latest security vulnerabilities and attack vectors
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  • Added a new advanced slowdown primitive combining shadow directories, hash-bucket collisions, and chained OM symbolic-link reparses to stretch vulnerable windows from microseconds to minutes, with practical construction steps and code snippet.
  • Clarified exploit relevance by tying the technique to recent race-based LPE patches (e.g., CVE-2025-24983), emphasizing deterministic one-shot exploitation.
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@carlospolop carlospolop merged commit 6116e19 into master Jan 31, 2026
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