CVE-2019-0859

Research by: Itay Cohen, Eyal Itkin In the past months, our Vulnerability and Malware Research teams joined efforts to focus on the exploits inside the malware and specifically, on the exploit writers themselves. Starting from a single Incident Response case, we built a profile of one of the most active exploit developers for Windows, known […]

The number of identified zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited has increased in 2019, revealing a broadened access to these security flaws, according to security firm FireEye.

Microsoft’s December 2019 Patch Tuesday updates fix a total of 36 flaws, including CVE-2019-1458 Windows zero-day exploited in North Korea-linked attacks Microsoft’s December 2019 Patch Tuesday updates address a total of 36 flaws, including a Windows zero-day, tracked as CVE-2019-1458 exploited in attacks linked to North Korea. The vulnerability could be exploited to execute arbitrary […]

A recently fixed local privilege escalation flaw in windows (CVE-2019-0803) had been exploited by bad actors to deliver PowerShell Backdoor. April 2019 Patch Tuesday security updates addressed a local privilege escalation flaw in Windows operating system, tracked as CVE-2019-0859 that had been exploited by threat actors to deliver a PowerShell backdoor. The flaw could allow […]

A local privilege escalation vulnerability patched recently by Microsoft in its Windows operating system had been exploited by malicious actors to deliver a PowerShell backdoor.

Microsoft Patches Windows Privilege Escalation Flaws Exploited in Attacks Microsoft has released its April 2019 Patch Tuesday updates that address over 70 vulnerabilities, including two Windows zero-day flaws. Microsoft has released the April 2019 Patch Tuesday updates that address 74 vulnerabilities, including two Windows zero-days under active attack. April 2019 Patch Tuesday security updates resolve […]

Microsoft has plugged 74 CVE-numbered security holes on this April 2019 Patch Tuesday, including two vulnerabilities actively exploited by attackers. All of the bugs are rated either Critical or Important. Adobe has also released security updates for many of its products, including the widely used Flash Player and Shockwave Player (the freeware software plug-in for viewing multimedia and video games in web pages). The Adobe updates Adobe has provided security updates for many software packages. … More →

Microsoft has fixed over 70 vulnerabilities with its April 2019 Patch Tuesday updates, including two Windows zero-day flaws that allow an attacker to escalate privileges on a compromised system.