A June 27, 2026 post explains the Windows kernel _TOKEN structure and its relationship to identity, security attributes, and privilege escalation.
Published on June 27, 2026, the post describes the Windows kernel _TOKEN structure, which stores the identity and security attributes of processes and threads. It also reports that privilege-escalation exploits have historically obtained SYSTEM privileges by replacing a process token.
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