Control Flow Guard

Definitions

1. A Microsoft exploit-mitigation feature that helps prevent control-flow hijacking by restricting indirect calls and validating allowed targets. It is a concrete implementation related to broader control-flow integrity concepts.

   In plain English: A Windows defense that helps stop attackers from hijacking a program's execution flow.

   Example: "The binary had Control Flow Guard enabled, which blocked the exploit's planned indirect-jump sequence."

Related Terms

• Buffer Overflow
• Execution Policy
• Active Directory
• Address Space Layout Randomization
• Stack Canary
• Binary Hardening
• CFI
• Control Flow Integrity
• Memory Protection