Vulnerability of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser installers, allowing attackers to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers is related to insufficient verification of data authenticity. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges through a specially created link...

Vulnerability of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser installers, allowing attackers to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers is related to insufficient verification of data authenticity. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges through a specially crafted link...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up 09/13/2024

SPIP Modules This week brings more modules targeting the SPIP publishing platform. SPIP has gained some attention from Metasploit community contributors recently and has inspired some PHP payload and encoder improvements. New module content 2 SPIP BigUp Plugin Unauthenticated RCE Authors: Julien...

The vulnerability of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser installers allows attackers to enhance their privileges.

The vulnerability of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers stems from insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges by sending specially crafted files...

New UULoader Malware Distributes Gh0st RAT and Mimikatz in East Asia

A new type of malware called UULoader is being used by threat actors to deliver next-stage payloads like Gh0st RAT and Mimikatz. The Cyberint Research Team, which discovered the malware, said it's distributed in the form of malicious installers for legitimate applications targeting Korean and...

CVE-2024-25561

Insecure inherited permissions in some IntelR HID Event Filter software installers before version 2.2.2.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access...

CVE-2024-25561

Insecure inherited permissions in some IntelR HID Event Filter software installers before version 2.2.2.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access...

CVE-2024-22378

Incorrect default permissions in some Intel UniteR Client Extended Display Plugin software installers before version 1.1.352.157 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access...

CVE-2024-25561: Insecure Inherited Permissions

Insecure inherited permissions in some IntelR HID Event Filter software installers before version 2.2.2.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access...

PT-2024-7924

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Intel Unite Client Extended Display Plugin versions prior to 1.1.352.157 Description The issue is related to incorrect default permissions in some Intel Unite Client Extended Display Plugin software installers. This may allow an authenticated...

CVE-2024-23460

The Zscaler Updater process does not validate the digital signature of the installer before execution, allowing arbitrary code to be locally executed. This affects Zscaler Client Connector on MacOS 4.2...

CVE-2024-39821

Race condition in the installer for Zoom Workplace App for Windows and Zoom Rooms App for Windows may allow an authenticated user to conduct a denial of service via local access...

Indian Software Firm's Products Hacked to Spread Data-Stealing Malware

Installers for three different software products developed by an Indian company named Conceptworld have been trojanized to distribute information-stealing malware. The installers correspond to Notezilla, RecentX, and Copywhiz, according to cybersecurity firm Rapid7, which discovered the supply...

Supply Chain Compromise Leads to Trojanized Installers for Notezilla, RecentX, Copywhiz

The following Rapid7 analysts contributed to this research: Leo Gutierrez, Tyler McGraw, Sarah Lee, and Thomas Elkins. Executive Summary On Tuesday, June 18th, 2024, Rapid7 initiated an investigation into suspicious activity in a customer environment. Our investigation identified that the...

Oyster Backdoor Spreading via Trojanized Popular Software Downloads

A malvertising campaign is leveraging trojanized installers for popular software such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Teams to drop a backdoor called Oyster aka Broomstick and CleanUpLoader. That's according to findings from Rapid7, which identified lookalike websites hosting the malicious payload...

New Threat Actor 'Void Arachne' Targets Chinese Users with Malicious VPN Installers

Chinese-speaking users are the target of a never-before-seen threat activity cluster codenamed Void Arachne that employs malicious Windows Installer MSI files for virtual private networks VPNs to deliver a command-and-control C&C framework called Winos 4.0. "The campaign also promotes compromised...

Malvertising Campaign Leads to Execution of Oyster Backdoor

The following analysts contributed to this blog: Thomas Elkins, Daniel Thiede, Josh Lockwood, Tyler McGraw, and Sasha Kovalev. Executive Summary Rapid7 has observed a recent malvertising campaign that lures users into downloading malicious installers for popular software such as Google Chrome and...

Malvertising Campaign Leads to Execution of Oyster Backdoor

The following analysts contributed to this blog: Thomas Elkins, Daniel Thiede, Josh Lockwood, Tyler McGraw, and Sasha Kovalev. Executive Summary Rapid7 has observed a recent malvertising campaign that lures users into downloading malicious installers for popular software such as Google Chrome and...

PT-2024-24991 · Utau · Utau

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: UTAU versions prior to v0.4.19 Description: A path traversal issue exists, allowing an arbitrary file to be placed if a user installs a crafted UTAU voicebank installer, such as a .uar or .zip file, to UTAU. Recommendations: For versions prio...

Ransomware Attacks Exploit VMware ESXi Vulnerabilities in Alarming Pattern

Ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi infrastructure follow an established pattern regardless of the file-encrypting malware deployed, new findings show. "Virtualization platforms are a core component of organizational IT infrastructure, yet they often suffer from inherent misconfigurations an...