It’s 2023 and Microsoft WordPad can be exploited to hijack vulnerable systems

October 10, 2023 at 07:58PM Microsoft has released over 100 security updates, including fixes for two bugs that are already being actively exploited. One of the vulnerabilities, known as Rapid Reset, is an HTTP/2 weakness that has been used since August to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Microsoft WordPad also has an information … Read more

Microsoft Exchange gets ‘better’ patch to mitigate critical bug

October 10, 2023 at 04:07PM Microsoft has released a new security update (CVE-2023-36434) to address a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server (CVE-2023-21709). The update eliminates the need for additional steps and manual removal of a vulnerable Windows IIS Token Cache module. Admins who have already removed the module must install the new security update … Read more