Threat actorcritical
Lazarus APT exploited 0-day in Win driver to gain kernel privileges
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-21338 | Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows Kernel via Exposed IOCTL (CVE-2024-21338) | 7.8 | 60% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×3 | KEV |
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2 min read at securityaffairs.com
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT exploited a zero-day flaw in the Windows AppLocker driver (appid. sys) to gain kernel-level access to target systems. Avast researchers observed North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group using an admin-to-kernel exploit for a zero-day vulnerability in the appid.
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