May 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes 2 zero-day flaws reportedly exploited by APT group
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-8120 | Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Win32k (Windows 7 / Server 2008) | 7.0 | 73% | KEVRansomwarePoC | KEV |
CVE-2018-8170+1 related CVE | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows kernel image handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Image Elevation of Privilege… | 7.0 group max | 1% | ||
| CVE-2018-8174 | Out-of-Bounds Write RCE in Microsoft Windows VBScript Engine | 7.5 | 88% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×2 | KEV |
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Microsoft has released the May 2018 Patch Tuesday that addresses more than 60 vulnerabilities, including two Windows zero-day flaws that can be exploited for remote code execution and privilege escalation. Microsoft May 2018 Patch Tuesday includes security patches for 67 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days that have already been exploited in the wild by threat actors.
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