Vulnerability Description The United States Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has advised that an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor was able to insert sophisticated malware into officially signed and released updates to the SolarWinds network management software . The attacks have been ongoing since at least March 2020 and CISA has warned that many high-value targets...

Today’s VERT Threat Alert addresses Microsoft’s December 2020 Security Updates . VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-918 on Wednesday, December 9th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs There are no In-The-Wild or Disclosed CVEs patched this month. CVE Breakdown by Tag While historical Microsoft Security Bulletin groupings are gone, Microsoft...

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s November 2020 Security Updates . VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-915 on Wednesday, November 11th. Note: Microsoft has changed their advisory format and no longer provides basic vulnerability descriptions. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2020-17087 This CVE describes a local elevation of privilege...

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s October 2020 Security Updates . VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-909 on Wednesday, October 14th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs (October 2020 Patch Tuesday Analysis) CVE-2020-16938 This CVE describes an information disclosure in the Windows kernel that could allow a local attacker to disclose information...

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s September 2020 Security Updates . VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-903 on Wednesday, September 9th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs There were no in-the-wild or disclosed CVEs included in this month’s security guidance. CVE Breakdown by Tag While historical Microsoft Security Bulletin groupings are gone...

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s August 2020 Security Updates . VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-899 on Wednesday, August 12th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2020-1464 A vulnerability exists in the way that Windows validates file signatures. An attacker could load improperly signed files by bypassing security features that validate...

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s July 2020 Security Updates . VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-895 on Wednesday, July 15th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2020-1463 A vulnerability in the SharedStream Library could allow a locally authenticated attacker to run a malicious application in order to elevate their privileges. Microsoft...

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s June 2020 Security Updates . VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-888 on Wednesday, June 10th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs None of the vulnerabilities resolved this month have been publicly disclosed or exploited according to Microsoft. CVE Breakdown by Tag While historical Microsoft Security Bulletin...

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s May 2020 Security Updates . VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-884 on Wednesday, May 13th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs None of the vulnerabilities resolved this month have been publicly disclosed or exploited according to Microsoft. CVE Breakdown by Tag While historical Microsoft Security Bulletin...

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s April 2020 Security Updates . VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-880 on Wednesday, April 15th. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2020-0935 A vulnerability in the OneDrive for Windows desktop application could allow an attacker to overwrite a targeted file and ultimately allow code execution with elevated...