Summary

  • Six zero-day vulnerabilities are being actively exploited by malicious actors, according to Microsoft.
  • Two of these flaws concern NTFS, the file system used by Windows and Windows Server, with the attacker needing to convince a target to connect a malicious hard drive.
  • The other four zero-day bugs can be exploited by sinister actors in a variety of ways, ranging from the installation of malicious code to the theft of data.
  • The company has released over 50 security updates for its range of Windows operating systems in an attempt to counter these issues.
  • Furthermore, Microsoft noted that all the zero-day flaws were reported by external researchers, underlining the crucial role such third-party organisations play in protecting users.
  • However, out of the six zero-day patches, Windows 11 and Server 2019 and later were not fixed, noted Rapid7’s lead software engineer, Adam Barnett.

By BrianKrebs

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