Security

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2022
Account lockout policy in Windows 11 is enabled by default to block brute force attacks

Starting with Windows 11 Microsoft introduce by default an account lockout policy that can block brute force attacks. Starting with Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22528.1000 the OS supports an account lockout policy enabled by default to block brute force attacks. The lockout policy was set to limit the number of failed sign-in attempts to […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2022
Atlassian patched a critical Confluence vulnerability

Atlassian released security updates to address a critical security vulnerability affecting Confluence Server and Confluence Data Center. Atlassian released security updates to address a critical hardcoded credentials vulnerability in Confluence Server and Data Center tracked as CVE-2022-26138. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit the vulnerability to log into unpatched servers. Once installed the Questions for Confluence […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2022
Apple fixes multiple flaws in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices

Apple released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities that affect iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices. Apple released security updates to fix 37 vulnerabilities impacting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices. The flaws addressed by Apple lead to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, denial-of-service (DoS), and information disclosure. Below is the list of Apple […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2022
Watch out for the CVE-2022-30136 Windows NFS Remote Code Execution flaw

Researchers published an analysis of the Windows remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2022-30136 impacting the Network File System. Trend Micro Research has published an analysis of the recently patched Windows vulnerability CVE-2022-30136 that impacts the Network File System. CVE-2022-30136 is a remote code execution vulnerability that resides in the Windows Network File System, it is due […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2022
Google is going to remove App Permissions List from the Play Store

Google is going to remove the app permissions list from the official Play Store for both the mobile app and the web. As part of the “Data safety” initiative for the Android app on the Play Store, Google plans to remove the app permissions list from both the mobile app and the web. In April, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2022
Critical flaw in Netwrix Auditor application allows arbitrary code execution

A vulnerability in the Netwrix Auditor software can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on affected devices. Bishop Fox discovered a vulnerability in the Netwrix Auditor software that can be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected devices. Netwrix Auditor is a an auditing software that allows organizations to monitor their IT infrastructure, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2022
CISA urges to fix multiple critical flaws in Juniper Networks products

CISA urges admins to apply recently released fixes in Juniper Networks products, including Junos Space, Contrail Networking and NorthStar Controller. CISA urges users and administrators to review the Juniper Networks security advisories page and apply security updates available for some products, including Junos Space, Contrail Networking and NorthStar Controller. Threat actors can exploit some of these vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2022
Threat actors exploit a flaw in Digium Phone Software to target VoIP servers

Threat actors are targeting VoIP servers by exploiting a vulnerability in Digium’s software to install a web shell, Palo Alto Networks warns. Recently, Unit 42 researchers spotted a campaign targeting the Elastix system used in Digium phones since December 2021. Threat actors exploited a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-45461 (CVSS score 9.8), in the Rest Phone Apps (restapps) module to implant […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2022
The new Retbleed speculative execution attack impacts both Intel and AMD chips

Researchers warn of a new vulnerability, dubbed Retbleed, that impacts multiple older AMD and Intel microprocessors. ETH Zurich researchers Johannes Wikner and Kaveh Razavi discovered a new vulnerability, dubbed Retbleed, that affects multiple older AMD and Intel microprocessors. An attacker can exploit the flaw to bypass current defenses and perform in Spectre-based attacks. The Retbleed vulnerability is tracked as […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2022
Microsoft published exploit code for a macOS App sandbox escape flaw

Microsoft published the exploit code for a vulnerability in macOS that can allow an attacker to escape the sandbox. Microsoft publicly disclosed technical details for an access issue vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-26706, that resides in the macOS App Sandbox. “Microsoft uncovered a vulnerability in macOS that could allow specially crafted codes to escape the App Sandbox and run unrestricted […]