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Patching Panic: New Windows Flaw CVE-2024-26169 Fuels Ransomware Rampage!
CISA adds CVE-2024-26169 to its catalog of exploited bugs. This Windows vulnerability, recently patched by Microsoft, is being abused by the Black Basta ransomware gang. Federal agencies have three weeks to secure their systems, but all organizations are urged to act swiftly to avoid becoming…
Hot Take:
Who knew that “Error Reporting” could cause such an error in our cybersecurity defenses? Looks like the Windows Error Reporting service has gone from “helpful” to “harmful” faster than you can say CVE-2024-26169!
Key Points:
- CISA adds CVE-2024-26169, a high-severity Windows vulnerability, to its list of actively exploited security bugs.
- This flaw allows local attackers to gain SYSTEM permissions through low-complexity attacks without user interaction.
- Microsoft patched the vulnerability on March 12, 2024, but has not yet marked it as exploited in attacks.
- Symantec linked the Black Basta ransomware gang to the zero-day exploit, with compilation timestamps dating back to December 2023.
- Federal agencies have three weeks, until July 4, to patch the flaw, though all organizations are strongly urged to do so.
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