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Hackers Exploiting Dell Driver Vulnerability to Deploy Rootkit on Targeted Computers

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read2 · 1 read
Analyze CVE-2021-21551 with Vani AIImpact, affected versions, exploitation, mitigations and detection

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2021-21551
Local Privilege Escalation in Dell dbutil_2_3.sys Driver
7.880%KEVPoC ×2
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The North Korea-backed Lazarus Group has been observed deploying a Windows rootkit by taking advantage of an exploit in a Dell firmware driver, highlighting new tactics adopted by the state-sponsored adversary.

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