Security News > 2018 > August > 0patch releases micropatch for Windows Task Scheduler zero-day
2018-08-31 20:29
Earlier this week a security researcher that goes by “SandboxEscaper” published details and a PoC exploit for a zero-day local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Windows. Microsoft has, so far, been cagey about when they will push a fix for it. In the meantime, those who don’t want to wait have one other option: implement a temporary micropatch (a tiny security patch that’s implemented in memory, while the software is running). Get a micropatch Acros Security, … More → The post 0patch releases micropatch for Windows Task Scheduler zero-day appeared first on Help Net Security.
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