Tag: exploit

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Log4Shell in 2023: big impact still reverberates

Log4Shell in 2023: big impact still reverberates

Log4Shell hit the market hard at the end of 2021. According to a recent story we published, it's still one of the biggest vulnerabilities, 18 months after it initially appeared. How serious is the threat of Log4Shell in 2023? Log4Shell continues to haunt us. The exploitation of a vulnerability i... Read more

date24 days ago
Update patches actively exploited zero-day in Windows

Update patches actively exploited zero-day in Windows

Microsoft has rolled out a new series of updates for Windows. These updates consist mainly of batches for security problems. One of these vulnerabilities has already been exploited. The bug in question is CVE-2021-1732. It concerns a bug in Win32k which allowed elevated privileges. ZDNet writes ... Read more

date2 years ago
Update for iOS fixes actively exploited zero-days

Update for iOS fixes actively exploited zero-days

In an update for iOS, Apple fixes three zero-day vulnerabilities that were being actively exploited. The leaks were found by Google's Project Zero research group. In addition to iOS, the vulnerabilities were also present in iPadOS, which is largely the same operating system. The new update fixes... Read more

date3 years ago
New Windows exploit allows any user to become an admin

New Windows exploit allows any user to become an admin

A recently patched Windows exploit lets anyone with a network connection obtain full access to the Active Directory domain-controller. Researchers at Secura have developed and published a proof-of-concept exploit for a recently patched Windows vulnerability that can allow access to an organizati... Read more

date3 years ago
Major security flaw found in 28 antivirus applications

Major security flaw found in 28 antivirus applications

Cybersecurity experts at Rack 911 Labs found a security bug in 28 antivirus applications. Hackers can use an error in the system to delete files, install malware, and cause crashes. The Rack911 Labs report refers to a "symlink race". A symlink race vulnerability occurs when you link a ... Read more

date3 years ago