Windows, IE11 zero-day vulnerabilities chained in targeted attack – BleepingComputer

An advanced threat actor exploited one of the two zero-day vulnerabilities that Microsoft patched on Tuesday in a targeted attack earlier this year.
The adversary chained two flaws in Windows, both unknown at the time of the attack, in an attempt to achieve remote code execution and increase their privileges on a compromised machine.
IE – the door to Windows 10
The malicious endeavor occurred in May and targeted a South Korean company. Researchers from Kaspersky believe that this may be a Dar…

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