After a security hole recently endangered the entire NTFS file system in Windows, a bug is now causing further trouble. The effects of this are not quite as dramatic, but data can also be lost here. Said bug was also discovered by security researcher Jonas Lykkegard, who also tracked down the mentioned vulnerability in the file system. By simply entering the path “ \. globalroot device condrv kernelconnect “for example in the address bar of a browser, the entire system crashes and only shows a blue screen. If you believe Bleeping Computer’s statements, the bug can be applied to Windows – 10 – versions 1709 up to 20 Use H2.

Even if a system crash should not mean the end of the world for most computers, you should, as always, be careful which link you click on or which file you run.

There is an official statement from Microsoft not yet. The company only announced that it would currently review the situation and, if necessary, publish a corresponding update.

The bug does not occur in Windows 7. If you follow the path shown here, you will only get the feedback that you have accessed an invalid path entry. So it shouldn’t take too long before Microsoft will publish a corresponding update and also for Windows 10 classifies the said path as invalid.

To date, it is not known whether Jonas Lykkegard has discovered other vulnerabilities or security gaps. However, Microsoft seems to have largely ignored the security researcher so far. However, with the increased media presence of Lykkegard, this is likely to change. However, the case shows that Microsoft does not adequately check the contributions submitted by research.