Security News > 2024 > August > Microsoft fixes 6 zero-days under active attack
2024-08-13 20:09
August 2024 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 90 vulnerabilities, six of which have been exploited in the wild as zero-days, and four are publicly known. The zero-days under attack CVE-2024-38178 is a Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution. Reported by AhnLab and South Korea’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), the flaw can be successfully exploited only if the target uses Microsoft Edge in Internet … More → The post Microsoft fixes 6 zero-days under active attack appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-13 | CVE-2024-38178 | Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability | 7.5 |