A deep dive into Saint Bot, a new downloader

This post was authored by Hasherezade with contributions from Hossein Jazi and Erika Noerenberg In late March 2021, Malwarebytes analysts discovered a phishing email with an attached zip file containing unfamiliar malware. Contained within the zip file was a PowerShell script masquerading as a li...

Hackers-For-Hire Group Develops New 'PowerPepper' In-Memory Malware

Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday disclosed details of a previously undiscovered in-memory Windows backdoor developed by a hacker-for-hire operation that can execute remotely malicious code and steal sensitive information from its targets in Asia, Europe, and the US. Dubbed "PowerPepper" by...

Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Microsoft Word is a word processing software in the Office suite of the U.S. company Microsoft Microsoft. A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word, which arises from the software's failure to properly handle .LNK files, and can be exploited by an attacker to perform an...

Microsoft Windows LNK File Parsing Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of L...

CVE-2020-1421

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'...

Remote code execution

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'...

CVE-2020-1421

CVE-2020-1421 is a Windows remote code execution vulnerability tied to processing a .LNK file. An attacker who successfully exploits it could gain the same user rights as the current user; CVSS indicates Network access, low attack complexity, with user interaction required.

LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user...

CVE-2020-1421: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'...

CVE-2020-1299

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'...

Remote code execution

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'...

CVE-2020-1299

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'...

LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user...

KB4561674: Windows Server 2012 June 2020 Security Update

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4561674 or cumulative update 4561612. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the wlansvc.dll handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the...

KB4561669: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 June 2020 Security Update

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4561669 or cumulative update 4561643. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the wlansvc.dll handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the...

CVE-2020-1299: Undefined Security Weakness

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'...

CVE-2020-0684

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'...

CVE-2020-0684

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'...

CVE-2020-0684

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'...

CVE-2020-0684

CVE-2020-0684 is a Windows remote code execution vulnerability triggered when a .LNK file is processed. The connected docs confirm that an attacker could execute code with the current user’s privileges, affecting Windows/Windows Server platforms via .LNK handling, and that patches were released i...