Security News > 2023 > January > Researchers Release PoC Exploit for Windows CryptoAPI Bug Discovered by NSA
2023-01-26 14:52
Proof-of-concept (Poc) code has been released for a now-patched high-severity security flaw in the Windows CryptoAPI that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported to Microsoft last year. Tracked as CVE-2022-34689 (CVSS score: 7.5), the spoofing vulnerability was addressed by the tech giant as part of Patch Tuesday updates released in
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-11 | CVE-2022-34689 | Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft products Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability | 0.0 |