Security News > 2024 > June > CISA warns of Windows bug exploited in ransomware attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a high-severity Windows vulnerability abused in ransomware attacks as a zero-day to its catalog of actively exploited security bugs.
Successful exploitation lets local attackers gain SYSTEM permissions in low-complexity attacks that don't require user interaction.
The company has yet to update its security advisory to tag the vulnerability as exploited in attacks.
As revealed in a report published earlier this week, Symantec security researchers found evidence that the operators of the Black Basta ransomware gang were likely behind attacks abusing the flaw as a zero-day.
On Thursday, CISA gave FCEB agencies three weeks, until July 4, to patch the CVE-2024-26169 security and thwart ransomware attacks that could target their networks.
Black Basta ransomware gang linked to Windows zero-day attacks.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-12 | CVE-2024-26169 | Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products Windows Error Reporting Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | 7.8 |