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A patched Windows attack surface is still exploitable
On August 8, 2023, Microsoft finally released a kernel patch for a class of vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Windows since 2015. The vulnerabilities lead to elevation of privilege EoP, which allows an account with user rights to gain SYSTEM privileges on a vulnerable host. The root cause of th...
Vulnerabilities & Threats that Matter 25 – 31st July
Published Vulnerabilities Interesting Vulnerabilities Active Threat Groups Targeted Countries Targeted Industries ATT&CK TTPs 462 7 4 52 22 64 For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary The Last week of July 2022 witnessed the discovery of 462 vulnerabilities out of which 7...
KNOTWEED exploits zero-days to target US and Europe
Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary KNOTWEED, an Austria-based private-sector offensive actor PSOA, are exploiting 0-day vulnerabilities of Windows and Adobe to perform targeted attacks against European and Central American customers by using thei...
Microsoft Uncovers Austrian Company Exploiting Windows and Adobe Zero-Day Exploits
A cyber mercenary that "ostensibly sells general security and information analysis services to commercial customers" used several Windows and Adobe zero-day exploits in limited and highly-targeted attacks against European and Central American entities. The company, which Microsoft describes as a...
Untangling KNOTWEED: European private-sector offensive actor using 0-day exploits
The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC and the Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC found a private-sector offensive actor PSOA using multiple Windows and Adobe 0-day exploits, including one for the recently patched CVE-2022-22047, in limited and targeted attacks against European and...
Untangling KNOTWEED: European private-sector offensive actor using 0-day exploits
The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC and the Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC found a private-sector offensive actor PSOA using multiple Windows and Adobe 0-day exploits, including one for the recently patched CVE-2022-22047, in limited and targeted attacks against European and...