Plus: Adobe and Android also tackle abused-in-the-wild flaws
It's every Windows admin's favorite day of the month: Patch Tuesday. Microsoft emitted 59 patches for its September update batch, including two for bugs that have already been exploited.Let's start with the two currently under exploitation. First up:, an information disclosure vulnerability in Word deemed"important" by Redmond with a 6.2 out of 10 CVSS severity rating.
The preview pane is the attack vector for this bug, which could be exploited to allow the disclosure of NTLM password hashes, which could potentially and ultimately be used to hijack people's network accounts. That's the extent of the details provided by Microsoft, and we'll likely hear more about who is exploiting this CVE out in the wild and for what nefarious purposes in the coming days. Exploit code for this bug is said to be publicly available.
"Exposed NTLM hashes pose significant risks, as they are essentially digital keys to a user's credentials," Automox Product Security Manager Tom Bowyer"If a malicious actor gains access to these hashes, they can potentially impersonate the user, gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems," Bowyer added.
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