This is a limitation that dates back to NT 3.1 where SOCK_RAW was callable by standard User accounts. Only starting with Windows 2000 [0] does creating a RAW so

This is a limitation that dates back to NT 3.1 where SOCK_RAW was callable by standard User accounts. Only starting with Windows 2000 [0] does creating a RAW socket require local administrator rights. [0] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winsock/tcp-ip-raw-sockets-2#creating-a-raw-socket https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winsock/tcp-...