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November Patch Tuesday fixes 12 RCE vulnerabilities

The November security patch bundle from Microsoft fixes 112 security vulnerabilities in their products, including 12 Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities. Noteworthy vulnerabilities fixed this month include: Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege: CVE-2020-17087 Observed under active attack in the wild by Google, CVE-2020-17087 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability that was being used in […]

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Adobe issues Acrobat security patches

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Adobe has issued patches for critical vulnerabilities in their Acrobat and Acrobat Reader software widely used for creating and reading PDF documents. 12 fixes are included in the latest security updates, three are rated as Critical as they can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. In other words, this means simply opening a specially

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Windows 0-day vulnerability disclosed

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Google’s Project Zero has disclosed the details of a Windows 0-day vulnerability under active attack which affects all versions from Windows 7 through to Windows 10. No patch is yet available from Microsoft but one is expected in the November 2020 patch Tuesday updates. Last week we published details of a Chrome Browser 0-day vulnerability

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WordPress force updates a million sites to fix SQLi flaw

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Last week an SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in the popular Loginizer plugin used by over a million WordPress sites. Such was the risk, WordPress took the unusual step of forcing updates into sites that use the plug-in – even those with auto-update turned off. The flaw in Loginizer can be exploited by an attacker

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Google Patches Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability

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Google has issued an urgent update for Chrome which patches a zero-day vulnerability under active exploitation. The Chrome team took just one day from report of the vulnerability to issuing the patch, such is the danger posed by this flaw. The patch is included in Chrome version v86.0.4240.111 (CVE-2020-15999) – any older versions should be

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Visual Studio RCE Vulnerability Patched

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Microsoft has patched a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Visual Studio which could be exploited by creating a code repository – such as for a popular open source tool – and convincing a developer to clone and open it. The vulnerability (CVE-2020-17023) exists in the handling of the ‘package.json’ file and can be exploited to

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Sonicwall critical Firewall RCE vulnerability

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Sonicwall has released patches to fix a denial of service and remote code execution vulnerability in their Network Application Security appliances (virtual firewalls). The vulnerability exists in the code which handles SSL VPN access – meaning it is usually exposed to the public internet. The vulnerability was discovered by researchers at Tripwire who describe the

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What is a Network Access Seller?

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A new report from Accenture details the rise of the Network Access Seller: expert hackers who secure a beachhead into corporate networks and then sell the access in well organised markets on the dark web. If you are a ransomware operator looking for a juicy corporate target, the Network Access Seller markets on the darkweb

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October Patch Tuesday includes critical Windows TCP/IP vulnerability

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October’s security patch bundle from Microsoft resolves 87 vulnerabilities, 12 rated as critical. One of these is a flaw in the Windows TCP/IP stack which can result in a server crash or remote code execution simply by sending a specially crafted ICMPv6 request. While it is technically challenging to achieve a remote code execution, the

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Microsoft Defender now updates OS image files

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Whenever a new Windows device is booted from an image, there is a period of time when the machine is live and on the network, but it is missing operating system security patches and Microsoft Defender updates. This new-born system is at its most vulnerable until the missing patches and updates have been applied. If

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November Patch Tuesday fixes 12 RCE vulnerabilities

Adobe issues Acrobat security patches

Windows 0-day vulnerability disclosed

WordPress force updates a million sites to fix SQLi flaw

Google Patches Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability

Visual Studio RCE Vulnerability Patched

Sonicwall critical Firewall RCE vulnerability

What is a Network Access Seller?

October Patch Tuesday includes critical Windows TCP/IP vulnerability

Microsoft Defender now updates OS image files

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