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Windows spyware and zero-days linked to prodigious Israeli hack-for
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-21166 | Race Condition Heap Corruption in Google Chromium (Chrome, Edge, Opera) | 8.8 | 24% | KEV | KEV |
| CVE-2021-30551 | V8 Type Confusion Zero-Day in Google Chrome (CVE-2021-30551), Exploited in the Wild | 8.8 | 65% | KEVPoC | KEV |
CVE-2021-33771+1 related CVE | Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows Kernel Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2021-33771) | 7.8 | 10% | KEV | KEV |
| CVE-2021-33742 | Out-of-Bounds Write RCE in Microsoft Windows MSHTML Engine (CVE-2021-33742) | 7.5 | 59% | KEV | KEV |
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Microsoft and Citizen Lab said today that an Israeli company named Candiru is behind two Windows zero-day exploits that have been used to infect and deploy a never-before-seen spyware strain on the devices of at least 100 victims, including politicians, human rights activists, journalists, academics, embassy workers and political dissidents.
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