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CVE-2018-8440 – Task Scheduler ALPC Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild

September 12, 2018 admin CVE-2018-8440, exploit, microsoft windows, Security, windows

Credit to Author: Sameer Patil| Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:30:14 +0000

The recent zero-day vulnerability CVE-2018-8440 in Windows Task Scheduler enables attackers to perform a privilege elevation on targeted machines. Microsoft has released a security advisory CVE-2018-8440 on September 11, 2018 to address this issue. According to Microsoft, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the security context…

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Patch Tuesday, September 2018 Edition

September 11, 2018 admin adobe, CVE-2018-15967, CVE-2018-8409, CVE-2018-8440, CVE-2018-8457, CVE-2018-8475, Flash Player, Ivanti, Microsoft Patch Tuesday September 2018, Time to Patch

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:35:27 +0000

Adobe and Microsoft today each released patches to fix serious security holes in their software. Adobe pushed out a new version of its beleaguered Flash Player browser plugin. Redmond issued updates to address at least 61 distinct vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and related programs, including several flaws that were publicly detailed prior to today and one “zero-day” bug in Windows that is already being actively exploited by attackers.