Security News > 2024 > June > Zero-Day Exploits Cheat Sheet: Definition, Examples & How It Works

Highlights Zero-day exploits are vulnerabilities in software or hardware that are unknown to the vendor or developer, so there is no patch or fix available at the time of their discovery.
The most infamous cases of zero-day exploits include the MOVEit and Stuxnet vulnerabilities.
Zero-day exploits are code vulnerabilities and loopholes that are unknown to software vendors, security researchers and the public.
With such high stakes on the line, it is critical for IT, security and business professionals to have a good understanding of how zero-day exploits work in order to grasp their potential impact and devise effective countermeasures.
Zero-day exploits are unknown vulnerabilities in software or hardware with no existing fix.
Zero-day exploits typically follow a multi-step process that begins with the identification of the vulnerability and culminates in the exploit becoming active - at which point data is compromised or there is unauthorized access to a system.
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