KB5036894: Windows 11 version 21H2 Security Update (April 2024)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5036894. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-29988 - Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-20669, CVE-2024-26168, CVE-2024-26171,...

KB5036893: Windows 11 version 22H2 / Windows 11 version 23H2 Security Update (April 2024)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5036893. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-29988 - Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-20669, CVE-2024-26168, CVE-2024-26171,...

Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut SmartScreen Bypass Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass the SmartScreen security feature 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...

KB5036892: Windows 10 Version 21H2 / Windows 10 Version 22H2 Security Update (April 2024)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5036892. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-29988 - Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-20669, CVE-2024-26168, CVE-2024-26171,...

CVE-2024-29988

SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability Recent assessments: Assessed Attacker Value: 0 Assessed Attacker Value: 0Assessed Attacker Value: 0...

PT-2024-2715

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to April 2024 Patch Tuesday Description This issue is a security feature bypass vulnerability affecting the SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass...

KB5036909: Windows Server 2022 / Azure Stack HCI 22H2 Security Update (April 2024)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5036909. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-29988 - Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-20669, CVE-2024-26168, CVE-2024-26171,...

KB5036896: Windows 10 version 1809 / Windows Server 2019 Security Update (April 2024)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5036896. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-29988 - Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-20669, CVE-2024-26168, CVE-2024-26171,...

KB5036910: Windows Server version 23H2 Security Update (April 2024)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5036910. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-29988 - Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-20669, CVE-2024-26168, CVE-2024-26171,...

DarkGate Malware Exploited Recently Patched Microsoft Flaw in Zero-Day Attack

A DarkGate malware campaign observed in mid-January 2024 leveraged a recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day using bogus software installers. "During this campaign, users were lured using PDFs that contained Google DoubleClick Digital Marketing DDM open redirects that le...

CVE-2024-21412: DarkGate Operators Exploit Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Bypass in Zero-Day Campaign

In addition to our Water Hydra APT zero day analysis, the Zero Day Initiative ZDI observed a DarkGate campaign which we discovered in mid-January 2024 where DarkGate operators exploited CVE-2024-21412...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 12 to 18 February 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of eight attacks were executed, five vulnerabilities were uncovered, and three active adversaries we...

Water Hydra Exploits CVE-2024-21412 to Target Financial Traders

Summary: Water Hydra exploited CVE-2024-21412 to bypass Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, targeting financial traders with DarkMe malware through sophisticated spearphishing tactics. This underscores the persistent threat of APT groups and highlights the challenge of defending against evolving atta...

Microsoft’s February 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses Two Zero-day Vulnerabilities

Summary: Microsofts February 2024 Patch Tuesday addresses 73 vulnerabilities, including actively exploited zero-days, spanning various products like Office, Exchange Server, and Windows Kernel. Critical flaws in Windows SmartScreenCVE-2024-21351, Internet Shortcut FilesCVE-2024-21412, and Microso...

Critical Exchange Server Flaw (CVE-2024-21410) Under Active Exploitation

Microsoft on Wednesday acknowledged that a newly disclosed critical security flaw in Exchange Server has been actively exploited in the wild, a day after it released fixes for the vulnerability as part of its Patch Tuesday updates. Tracked as CVE-2024-21410 CVSS score: 9.8, the issue has been...

Update now! Microsoft fixes two zero-days on February Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has issued patches for 73 security vulnerabilities in its February 2024 Patch Tuesday. Among these vulnerabilities are two zero-days that are reportedly being used in the wild. The two zero-day vulnerabilities have already been added to the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency...

DarkMe Malware Targets Traders Using Microsoft SmartScreen Zero-Day Vulnerability

A newly disclosed security flaw in the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen has been exploited as a zero-day by an advanced persistent threat actor called Water Hydra aka DarkCasino targeting financial market traders. Trend Micro, which began tracking the campaign in late December 2023, said it entails...

Microsoft Rolls Out Patches for 73 Flaws, Including 2 Windows Zero-Days

Microsoft has released patches to address 73 security flaws spanning its software lineup as part of its Patch Tuesday updates for February 2024, including two zero-days that have come under active exploitation. Of the 73 vulnerabilities, 5 are rated Critical, 65 are rated Important, and three and...

The vulnerability of the SmartScreen security component, which prevents unauthorized access and malicious programs from being executed on Windows operating systems, allows attackers to circumvent security restrictions.

The vulnerability of the SmartScreen security component against phishing and malicious programs in Windows operating systems is related to errors in security settings. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to circumvent security restrictions by allowing the user to open a special...

Fat Patch Tuesday, February 2024 Edition

Microsoft Corp. today pushed software updates to plug more than 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related products, including two zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited in active attacks. Top of the heap on this Fat Patch Tuesday is CVE-2024-21412, a...