Exploit / PoCcritical
Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Flaw Exploited by North Korea’s Lazarus Group
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 | 62% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×3 | KEV |
| CVE-2024-38193 | Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows WinSock Driver (afd.sys) | 7.8 | 29% | KEVPoC | KEV |
From the original article
2 min read at thehackernews.com
A newly patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows was exploited as a zero-day by Lazarus Group , a prolific state-sponsored actor affiliated with North Korea. The security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38193 (CVSS score: 7. 8), has been described as a privilege escalation bug in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver (AFD.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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