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Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-0708 | Unauthenticated RCE in Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (BlueKeep) | 9.8 | 100% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×4 | KEV |
| CVE-2019-0863 | Local Privilege Escalation Flaw in Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (WER) | 7.8 | 5% | KEV | KEV |
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4 min read at krebsonsecurity.comMicrosoft today is taking the unusual step of releasing security updates for unsupported but still widely-used Windows operating systems like XP and Windows 2003 , citing the discovery of a “wormable” flaw that the company says could be used to fuel a fast-moving malware threat like the WannaCry ransomware attacks of 2017.
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