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Microsoft plugs actively exploited zero-day hole (CVE-2023-21674)
To mark the January 2023 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released patches for 98 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including one exploited in the wild (CVE-2023-21674) and one …

January 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Procrastinate at your own risk
The start of a new year means it’s time to start working towards achieving your annual resolutions. Based on the headlines from the December news media, perhaps the most …

Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day, revokes certificate used to sign malicious drivers (CVE-2022-44698)
It’s December 2022 Patch Tuesday, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 50+ vulnerabilities, including a Windows SmartScreen bypass flaw (CVE-2022-44698) exploited by …

Critical FortiOS pre-auth RCE vulnerability exploited by attackers (CVE-2022-42475)
A critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2022-42475) in Fortinet’s operating system, FortiOS, is being exploited by attackers, reportedly by a ransomware group. “Fortinet …

Google Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2022-4262)
Google has patched CVE-2022-4262, a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome (and Chromium), which is being exploited by attackers in the …

Critical vulnerability in Spotify’s Backstage discovered, patched
A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Spotify’s Backstage project has been found and fixed, and developers are advised to take immediate action in …

Microsoft fixes many zero-days under attack
November 2022 Patch Tuesday is here, with fixes for many vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild, including CVE-2022-41091, a Windows Mark of the Web bypass flaw, and …

High-severity OpenSSL vulnerabilities fixed (CVE-2022-3602, CVE-2022-3786)
Version 3.0.7 of the popular OpenSSL cryptographic library is out, with fixes for CVE-2022-3602 and CVE-2022-3786, two high-severity buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the …

ConnectWise backup solutions open to RCE, patch ASAP!
ConnectWise has fixed a critical vulnerability in ConnectWise Recover and R1Soft Server Backup Manager that could allow attackers to achieve remote code exection (RCE) or …

Incoming OpenSSL critical fix: Organizations, users, get ready!
UPDATE (November 1, 2022, 01:55 p.m. ET): OpenSSL version 3.0.7 is out, and the severity of the vulnerability has been downgraded. Check out what you should be doing next. The …

Apple fixes exploited iOS, iPadOS zero-day (CVE-2022-42827)
For the ninth time this year, Apple has released fixes for a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2022-42827) exploited by attackers to compromise iPhones. About CVE-2022-42827 …

Apache Commons Text flaw is not a repeat of Log4Shell (CVE-2022-42889)
A freshly fixed vulnerability (CVE-2022-42889) in the Apache Commons Text library has been getting attention from security researchers these last few days, worrying it could …
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