PT-2022-5513

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Exchange Server affected versions not specified Description The issue is related to insufficient access controls in Microsoft Exchange Server, allowing a remote attacker to elevate their privileges. This vulnerability has been...

Update Google Chrome Browser to Patch New Zero-Day Exploit Detected in the Wild

Google on Monday shipped security updates to address a high-severity zero-day vulnerability in its Chrome web browser that it said is being exploited in the wild. The shortcoming, tracked as CVE-2022-2294, relates to a heap overflow flaw in the WebRTC component that provides real-time audio and...

Hackers Exploit Mitel VoIP Zero-Day in Likely Ransomware Attack

A suspected ransomware intrusion attempt against an unnamed target leveraged a Mitel VoIP appliance as an entry point to achieve remote code execution and gain initial access to the environment. The findings come from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which traced the source of the attack to a...

Even the Most Advanced Threats Rely on Unpatched Systems

Common cybercriminals are a menace, there's no doubt about it – from bedroom hackers through to ransomware groups, cybercriminals are causing a lot of damage. But both the tools used and the threat posed by common cybercriminals pale in comparison to the tools used by more professional groups suc...

Pegasus spyware found on UK government office phone

“When we found the No. 10 case, my jaw dropped." John Scott-Railton recalled after finding out on July 7, 2020 that Pegasus, the highly sophisticated flagship spyware of Israels NSO Group, was used to infect a phone linked to the network at 10 Downing Street, the UK Prime Ministers home and offic...

The Top 5 Russian Cyber Threat Actors to Watch

This post was updated on March 10, 2022 to include a section on the Conti Ransomware Group. As we continue to monitor the situation between Russia and Ukraine – and the potential for global cybersecurity impacts – we realize that our customers and other business and industry stakeholders may be...

Apply those updates now: CVE bypass offers up admin privileges for Windows 10

If you’re running Windows 10, it’s time to stop delaying those patches and bring your systems up to date as soon as possible. Bleeping Computer reports that a researcher has come up with a bypass for an older bug, which could serve up some major headaches if left to fester. Those headaches will...

Update Google Chrome to Patch New Zero-Day Exploit Detected in the Wild

Google has rolled out fixes for five security vulnerabilities in its Chrome web browser, including one which it says is being exploited in the wild, making it the 17th such weakness to be disclosed since the start of the year. Tracked as CVE-2021-4102, the flaw relates to a use-after-free bug in...

Exploit for Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Siemens 6Bk1602-0Aa12-0Tp0_Firmware

CVE-2021-44228-Demo This project for prove and testing zero-d...

Exploit for Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Siemens 6Bk1602-0Aa12-0Tp0_Firmware

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CVE-2021-44228: Apache Log4j2 Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild (Log4Shell)

Update Take advantage of our free service to quickly detect vulnerabilities in your external attack surface. Visit qualys.com/was-log4shell-help to get started. Update – December 22, 2021 7:53 PM ET A bug in external scanners could result in false negatives when unauthenticated Log4Shell scans we...

Ongoing Exploitation of Windows Installer CVE-2021-41379

CVE | Vendor Advisory | AttackerKB | IVM Content | Patching Urgency | Last Update ---|---|---|---|---|--- CVE-2021-41379 | Microsoft Advisory | AttackerKB | Scheduled when patched | ASAP when released | December 3, 2021 3:00 PM ET See the Updates section at the end of this post for new informatio...

Warning — Hackers Exploiting New Windows Installer Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild

Attackers are actively making efforts to exploit a new variant of a recently disclosed privilege escalation vulnerability to potentially execute arbitrary code on fully-patched systems, once again demonstrating how adversaries move quickly to weaponize a publicly available exploit. Cisco Talos...

A week in security (Nov 8 – Nov 14)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs Multiple video games break after domain name snafu How to remove adware on an Android phone Smart TV adverts put a wrinkle in your programming Are cybercriminals turning away from the US and targeting Europe instead? Patch now! Microsoft plugs actively exploited...

Apache Warns of Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild — Patch Your Web Servers Now!

Apache has issued patches to address two security vulnerabilities, including a path traversal and file disclosure flaw in its HTTP server that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. "A flaw was found in a change made to path normalization in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49. An attacker could...

Apple Issues Emergency Fix for NSO Zero-Click Zero Day

Apple users should immediately update all their devices – iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple Watches – to install an emergency patch for a zero-click zero-day exploited by NSO Group to install spyware. The security updates, pushed out by Apple on Monday, include iOS 14.8 for iPhones and iPads, as wel...

A week in security (Sept 6 – Sept 12)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs Apple delays plans to search devices for child abuse imagery. ProtonMail hands user’s IP address and device info to police, showing the limits of private email. Patch now! Netgear fixes serious smart switch vulnerabilities. Tor vs VPN—What is the difference? Windows...

Episode 124: PrintNightmare 0Day Exploit Accidentally Leaked Online

Security researchers accidentally leaked zero-day exploit code for a new Windows bug, now called PrintNightmare, while easily exploitable vulnerabilities in the ProfilePress plugin, previously called WP User Avatar, were patched quickly. An unprotected cloud database containing over 814 million...

PuzzleMaker attacks with Chrome zero-day exploit chain

On April 14-15, 2021, Kaspersky technologies detected a wave of highly targeted attacks against multiple companies. Closer analysis revealed that all these attacks exploited a chain of Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows zero-day exploits. While we were not able to retrieve the exploit used for...

PHP's Git Server Hacked to Insert Secret Backdoor to Its Source code

In yet another instance of a software supply chain attack, unidentified actors hacked the official Git server of the PHP programming language and pushed unauthorized updates to insert a secret backdoor into its source code. The two malicious commits were pushed to the self-hosted "php-src"...