Object manager symlink WD_SCAN redirecting into CLFS namespace (ShieldBreak)

Adarsh Pandey@Pandeyadarsh

•updated Aug 25, 2026•0•0•0

Detects the creation of symbolic links involving the Common Log File System (CLFS) path or paths containing 'ShieldBreak', often associated with local privilege escalation exploits that leverage race conditions or symbolic link attacks to interact with kernel-mode components.