Security News

New Windows SmartScreen bypass exploited as zero-day since March
2024-08-13 22:43

Today, Microsoft revealed that a Mark of the Web security bypass vulnerability exploited by attackers as a zero-day to bypass SmartScreen protection was patched during the June 2024 Patch Tuesday. [...]

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...

Microsoft August 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 9 zero-days, 6 exploited
2024-08-13 18:41

Today is Microsoft's August 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 89 flaws, including six actively exploited and three publicly disclosed zero-days. Microsoft is still working on...

Microsoft discloses Office zero-day, still working on a patch
2024-08-09 16:14

​Microsoft has disclosed a high-severity zero-day vulnerability affecting Office 2016 and later, which is still waiting for a patch. [...]

Cisco warns of critical RCE zero-days in end of life IP phones
2024-08-08 21:27

Cisco is warning of multiple critical remote code execution zero-days in the web-based management interface of the end-of-life Small Business SPA 300 and SPA 500 series IP phones. [...]

“Perfect” Windows downgrade attack turns fixed vulnerabilities into zero-days
2024-08-08 09:53

A researcher has developed a downgrade attack that can make Windows machines covertly, persistently and irreversibly vulnerable, even if they were fully patched before that. A downgrade attack exploiting the Windows Update process.

New Zero-Day Flaw in Apache OFBiz ERP Allows Remote Code Execution
2024-08-06 04:16

A new zero-day pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability has been disclosed in the Apache OFBiz open-source enterprise resource planning system that could allow threat actors to achieve remote code execution on affected instances. "The root cause of the vulnerability lies in a flaw in the authentication mechanism," SonicWall, which discovered and reported the shortcoming, said in a statement.

Google fixes Android kernel zero-day exploited in targeted attacks
2024-08-05 22:40

Android security updates this month patch 46 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) exploited in targeted attacks. [...]

Week in review: VMware ESXi zero-day exploited, SMS Stealer malware targeting Android users
2024-08-04 07:21

Why a strong patch management strategy is essential for reducing business riskIn this Help Net Security interview, Eran Livne, Senior Director of Product Management, Endpoint Remediation at Qualys and Thomas Scheffler, Security Operations Manager of Cintas Corporation, discuss their experiences with automated patch management. These risks are driven by heightened cybersecurity threats, evolving regulations, and increased public awareness of security breaches.

VMware ESXi auth bypass zero-day exploited by ransomware operators (CVE-2024-37085)
2024-07-30 10:56

Ransomware operators have been leveraging CVE-2024-37085, an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Active Directory domain-joined VMware ESXi hypervisors, to gain full administrative access to them and encrypt their file system."ESXi is a bare-metal hypervisor that is installed directly onto a physical server and provides direct access and control of underlying resources. ESXi hypervisors host virtual machines that may include critical servers in a network," Microsoft's threat analysts explained.