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Older Versions of Windows at Risk From New Zero-Day Exploit

Cybersecurity firm ESET discovered a Windows zero-day exploit that affects older systems like Windows 7 and Server 2008. Called CVE-2019-1132, it is a privilege escalation issue linked to how the ...

Microsoft Confirms Windows Is Under Attack — Update Now

Attackers have not waited for Exploit Wednesday; the Microsoft Windows zero-day attacks have already started. Here’s what you need to know and do.
Computerworld

Unpatched DLL bugs let hackers exploit Windows 7 and IE9, says researcher

Although Microsoft has patched multiple DLL load hijacking vulnerabilities since last summer, Windows and Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) can still be exploited, a security company warned today. Microsoft ...
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Novel Exploit Chain Enables Windows UAC Bypass

Researchers have flagged a weakness they're tracking as CVE-2024-6769, calling it a combination user access control (UAC) bypass/privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows. It could allow an ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Hackers Exploit Privilege Escalation Flaw on Windows Backup Service

Threat actors have been observed exploiting a privilege escalation vulnerability on the Windows Backup and Restore service. "[...] CVE-2023-21752 is a vulnerability which allows a basic user to ...