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RomCom hackers chained Firefox and Windows zero-days to deliver backdoor
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-36884 | Race Condition RCE in Microsoft Windows Search | 7.5 | 99% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
| CVE-2024-49039 | Windows Task Scheduler Elevation-of-Privilege Flaw Actively Exploited in the Wild | 8.8 | 14% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
| CVE-2024-9680 | Use-After-Free in Mozilla Firefox Animation Timelines Allows Code Execution | 9.8 | 23% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
From the original article
2 min read at helpnetsecurity.com
Russia-aligned APT group RomCom was behind attacks that leveraged CVE-2024-9680, a remote code execution flaw in Firefox, and CVE-2024-49039, an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Task Scheduler, as zero-days earlier this year. “Chaining together two zero-day vulnerabilities armed RomCom with an exploit that requires no user interaction,” ESET researchers said.
By @zeljkazorz · helpnetsecurity.com
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