Vulnerability in Windows 7 Release Candidate

Vulnerability in Windows 7 Release Candidate

A flaw has been found in the most recent Windows 7 Release Candidate; Microsoft has issued a hotfix for the vulnerability. The flaw affects the 32-bit (x86) English-language version of Windows 7 build 7100. The problem is that "the folder that is created as the root folder of the system drive is missing entries in its security descriptor." This could cause "applications that reference folders under the root" to fail to install or uninstall successfully and "applications that reference these folders may fail."

Knowledge Base : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970789