CVE-2020-26200

CVE-2020-26200 affects a component of Kaspersky’s custom boot loader used by Kaspersky Rescue Disk (KRD) and trusted by the Authentication Agent of Full Disk Encryption in KES. The issue stems from insufficient checks of authenticity for loaded UEFI modules, enabling the loading of untrusted UEFI...

The state of stalkerware in 2020

The state of stalkerware in 2020 PDF Main findings Kasperskys data shows that the scale of the stalkerware issue has not improved much in 2020 compared to the last year: The number of people affected is still high. In total, 53,870 of our mobile users were affected globally by stalkerware in 2020...

Kaspersky Security Vulnerabilities

Kaspersky module is an application component of the Russian company Kaspersky Kaspersky. It provides antivirus protection. A security vulnerability exists in Kaspersky that allows loading of untrusted UEFI modules due to their insufficient authenticity checks...

The vulnerability of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security anti-virus protection component and the Kaspersky Rescue Disk boot disk, related to insufficient verification of data authenticity, allows attackers to bypass the UEFI Secure Boot security mechanism.

The vulnerability of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security anti-virus protection component and the Kaspersky Rescue Disk boot disk is related to insufficient verification of data authenticity. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to bypass the UEFI Secure Boot security mechanism...

PT-2021-2011

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Kaspersky Endpoint Security affected versions not specified Kaspersky Rescue Disk affected versions not specified Description: A component of Kaspersky custom boot loader allowed loading of untrusted UEFI modules due to insufficient check of...

DDoS Attacks Wane in Q4 Amid Cryptomining Resurgence

Distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks dropped significantly at the end of 2020, down 31 percent in the fourth quarter, according to researchers. The reason? Cybercriminals have switched their efforts and their botnets to cryptomining. According to an analysis from Kaspersky published Tuesday...

Kaspersky TinyCheck Command Injection Vulnerability

Kaspersky TinyCheck is a software from the Russian company Kaspersky that captures network communications from smartphones or any device that can be associated with a Wi-Fi access point. TinyCheck before commits 9fd360d and ea53de8 suffers from a command injection vulnerability that stems from...

Kaspersky TinyCheck Code Issue Vulnerability

Kaspersky TinyCheck is a software from the Russian company Kaspersky that captures network communications from smartphones or any device that can be associated with a Wi-Fi access point. Kaspersky TinyCheck before commits 9fd360d and ea53de8 has a security vulnerability that allows an authenticat...

Kaspersky TinyCheck Trust Management Issues Vulnerability

Kaspersky TinyCheck is a software from the Russian company Kaspersky that captures network communications from smartphones or any device that can be associated with a Wi-Fi access point. TinyCheck before commits 9fd360d and ea53de8 suffers from a security vulnerability that stems from an...

The vulnerability of the installation file of the Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool lies in the unsafe process of searching for DLL libraries, which allows a hacker to exploit their privileges.

The vulnerability of the installation file of the Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool is related to a unsafe procedure for locating DLL libraries. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges...

The vulnerability of the Kaspersky Total Security antivirus protection, related to code errors, allows attackers to increase their privileges.

The vulnerability of the Kaspersky Total Security antivirus protection is related to errors in the code. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges by manipulating symbolic links...

The vulnerability of Kaspersky Password Manager’s password manager, related to security configuration errors, allows attackers to escalate their privileges.

The vulnerability of Kaspersky Password Manager is related to security configuration errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to increase their privileges...

The vulnerability of the Kaspersky Total Security antivirus protection, related to errors in multi-threaded operations, allows attackers to increase their privileges.

The vulnerability of the Kaspersky Total Security antivirus protection is related to errors in multi-threaded operations. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to increase their privileges...

Update on SolarWinds Supply-Chain Attack: SUNSPOT and New Malware Family Associations

This update is a continuation of our previous coverage of the SolarWinds supply-chain attack that was discovered by FireEye in December 2020. As of Jan. 11, 2021, new research has been published that expands the security community’s understanding of the breadth and depth of the SolarWinds attack...

Researchers Find Links Between Sunburst and Russian Kazuar Malware

Cybersecurity researchers, for the first time, may have found a potential connection between the backdoor used in the SolarWinds hack to a previously known malware strain. In new research published by Kaspersky researchers today, the cybersecurity firm said it discovered several features that...

Sunburst backdoor – code overlaps with Kazuar

Introduction On December 13, 2020, FireEye published a blog post detailing a supply chain attack leveraging Orion IT, an infrastructure monitoring and management platform by SolarWinds. In parallel, Volexity published an article with their analysis of related attacks, attributed to an actor named...

CVE-2020-17008 splWOW64 Elevation of Privilege Patch Bypass

This CVE is the result of a patch bypass for CVE-2020-0986, reported to Microsoft by Kaspersky in December 2019 and patched in June 2020. Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone notified Microsoft on September 24, 2020 that the fix for Kaspersky’s reported vulnerability was incomplete...

Digital Footprint Intelligence Report

Introduction The Digital Footprint Intelligence Service announces the results of research on the digital footprints of governmental, financial and industrial organizations for countries in the Middle East region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Suda...

Windows Zero-Day Still Circulating After Faulty Fix

A high-severity Windows zero-day that could lead to complete desktop takeover remains dangerous after a “fix” from Microsoft failed to adequately patch it. The local privilege-escalation bug in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 CVE-2020-0986 exists in the Print Spooler API. It could allow a local attack...

Google Discloses Poorly-Patched, Now Unpatched, Windows 0-Day Bug

Google's Project Zero team has made public details of an improperly patched zero-day security vulnerability in Windows print spooler API that could be leveraged by a bad actor to execute arbitrary code. Details of the unpatched flaw were revealed publicly after Microsoft failed to rectify it with...