Researchers Uncover Flaws in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered design weaknesses in Microsoft's Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen that could enable threat actors to gain initial access to target environments without raising any warnings. Smart App Control SAC is a cloud-powered security feature introduced by...

April 21, 2022—KB5012636 (OS Build 17763.2867) Preview

April 21, 2022—KB5012636 OS Build 17763.2867 Preview Applies To Win 10 Ent LTSC 2019 Win 10 IoT Ent LTSC 2019 Windows 10 IoT Core LTSC Windows Server 2019 Note 11/17/20 For information about Windows update terminology, see the article about the types of Windows updates and the monthly quality...

Windows 11 to Deprecate NTLM, Add AI-Powered App Controls and Security Defenses

Microsoft on Monday confirmed its plans to deprecate NT LAN Manager NTLM in Windows 11 in the second half of the year, as it announced a slew of new security measures to harden the widely-used desktop operating system. "Deprecating NTLM has been a huge ask from our security community as it will...

VMware Carbon Black App Control SEoL (8.5.x)

According to its version, VMware Carbon Black App Control is 8.5.x. It is, therefore, no longer maintained by its vendor or provider. Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities...

VMware Carbon Black App Control SEoL (8.8.x)

According to its version, VMware Carbon Black App Control is 8.8.x. It is, therefore, no longer maintained by its vendor or provider. Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities...

VMware Carbon Black App Control SEoL (8.6.x)

According to its version, VMware Carbon Black App Control is 8.6.x. It is, therefore, no longer maintained by its vendor or provider. Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities...

VMware Carbon Black App Control SEoL (8.9.x)

According to its version, VMware Carbon Black App Control is 8.9.x. It is, therefore, no longer maintained by its vendor or provider. Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities...

VMware Carbon Black App Control SEoL (8.7.x)

According to its version, VMware Carbon Black App Control is 8.7.x. It is, therefore, no longer maintained by its vendor or provider. Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 20 February to 26 February 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here HiveForce Labs has identified five active threat actors over the past week. The Earth Kitsune APT and Lazarus Group are North Korean-based cybercrime groups that focus on...

VMware Carbon Black App Control Arbitrary Code Injection

The vulnerability of the server administration interface for managing VMware Carbon Black App Control relates to the possibility of executing code. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code remotely...

Injection vulnerability in VMware Carbon Black App Control

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary There is an injection vulnerability in VMware, specifically in the Carbon Black App Control product. If a malicious actor, who has privileged access to the App Control administration console,...

VMware Patches Critical Vulnerability in Carbon Black App Control Product

VMware on Tuesday released patches to address a critical security vulnerability affecting its Carbon Black App Control product. Tracked as CVE-2023-20858, the shortcoming carries a CVSS score of 9.1 out of a maximum of 10 and impacts App Control versions 8.7.x, 8.8.x, and 8.9.x. The virtualizatio...

VMware Patches Critical Vulnerability in Carbon Black App Control Product

VMware on Tuesday released patches to address a critical security vulnerability affecting its Carbon Black App Control product. Tracked as CVE-2023-20858 , the shortcoming carries a CVSS score of 9.1 out of a maximum of 10 and impacts App Control versions 8.7.x, 8.8.x, and 8.9.x. The virtualizati...

CVE-2023-20858

VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.7.x prior to 8.7.8, 8.8.x prior to 8.8.6, and 8.9.x.prior to 8.9.4 contain an injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileged access to the App Control administration console may be able to use specially crafted input allowing access to the underlying...

Design/Logic Flaw

VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.7.x prior to 8.7.8, 8.8.x prior to 8.8.6, and 8.9.x.prior to 8.9.4 contain an injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileged access to the App Control administration console may be able to use specially crafted input allowing access to the underlying...

VMware Carbon Black App Control Injection Vulnerability

VMware Carbon Black App Control is an application control product from VMware, Inc. It is used to lock down servers and critical systems to prevent unwanted changes. A security vulnerability in VMware Carbon Black App Control versions prior to 8.7.8 8.7.x, prior to 8.8.6 8.8.x, and prior to 8.9.4...

CVE-2023-20858

CVE-2023-20858 affects VMware Carbon Black App Control management servers in versions 8.7.x before 8.7.8, 8.8.x before 8.8.6, and 8.9.x before 8.9.4. The issue is described as an injection vulnerability where a user with privileged access to the App Control administration console can supply speci...

VMware Carbon Black App Control updates address an injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-20858)

3. Injection Vulnerability CVE-2023-20858 VMware Carbon Black App Control contains an injection vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.1...

CVE-2023-20858

VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.7.x prior to 8.7.8, 8.8.x prior to 8.8.6, and 8.9.x.prior to 8.9.4 contain an injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileged access to the App Control administration console may be able to use specially crafted input allowing access to the underlying...

CVE-2023-20858

VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.7.x prior to 8.7.8, 8.8.x prior to 8.8.6, and 8.9.x.prior to 8.9.4 contain an injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileged access to the App Control administration console may be able to use specially crafted input allowing access to the underlying...