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Windows flaw may have been exploited with Black Basta ransomware before it was patched

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-26169
Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service (CVE-2024-26169)
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A group operating the notorious Black Basta ransomware may have exploited a recently patched Windows vulnerability as a zero-day, researchers have found . In March, a high-severity flaw — tracked as CVE-2024-26169 — was discovered in the Windows Error Reporting Service, a feature in Windows that helps Microsoft identify and fix problems with the operating system and other software.

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