Google Project Zero has examined a bypass of Administrator Protection, a Windows 11 25H2 feature intended to replace UAC with more controlled elevation. The finding makes privilege boundaries, workstation hardening, and least-privilege testing immediate concerns for engineering teams.

As AI and third-party software operate on developer machines, workstations can hold direct paths to source code, credentials, and cloud environments. Wiz is framing the developer endpoint as a security perimeter that needs dedicated attention.