Security News > 2024 > October > North Korean ScarCruft Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Spread RokRAT Malware
2024-10-16 10:50
The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been linked to the zero-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Windows to infect devices with malware known as RokRAT. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-38178 (CVSS score: 7.5), a memory corruption bug in the Scripting Engine that could result in remote code execution when using the Edge browser in Internet Explorer Mode.
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https://thehackernews.com/2024/10/north-korean-scarcruft-exploits-windows.html
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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 |