April 10, 2024 at 01:21AM
In April 2024, Microsoft released security updates addressing 149 flaws, including two actively exploited vulnerabilities. The flaws range in severity, with three critical, 142 important, three moderate, and one low. Two actively exploited flaws allow attackers to bypass security features. Additionally, other security updates were released by different vendors during this period.
Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaways are:
1. Microsoft released security updates for April 2024, addressing a record 149 flaws, two of which are actively exploited in the wild.
2. The active exploits target CVE-2024-26234 (Proxy Driver Spoofing Vulnerability) and CVE-2024-29988 (SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability).
3. The Proxy Driver Spoofing Vulnerability involves a backdoor component called 3proxy, potentially present in an authentication service from LaiXi Android Screen Mirroring.
4. The SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability allows attackers to sidestep Microsoft Defender Smartscreen protections when opening a specially crafted file.
5. CVE-2024-29990, impacting Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Confidential Container, is an elevation of privilege flaw.
6. The security updates address various types of vulnerabilities, including remote code execution, privilege escalation, security feature bypass, and denial-of-service bugs.
7. Microsoft has faced criticism for its security practices and has recently made changes to publish root cause data for security flaws using the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) industry standard.
8. Varonis detailed methods attackers could use to circumvent audit logs and avoid triggering download events while exfiltrating files from SharePoint.
9. Security updates from other vendors have also been released to address vulnerabilities.
Please let me know if you need further details or if there are any specific actions to be taken based on these meeting notes.