This post was originally made on 9 June 2022 Update 15 June 2022 Microsoft has included updates in it’s Patch Tuesday bundle to address this issue: Microsoft Patch Tuesday – Follina zero-day fixed – Smart Thinking Solutions Get the updates done as soon as possible. Let’s hope this is really …
National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report 10 June 2022
The National Cyber Security Centre are back with their weekly threat report – having had a week off for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Threat Report 10 June 2022 – NCSC.GOV.UK However it does not mention the latest information on the Microsoft Word / msdt.exe / Follina zero-day cyber security risk:
Active exploit for Follina – the still unpatched flaw in Microsoft Word
Here is another excellent breakdown, with screen shots, of phishing emails exploiting the Microsoft Word/Follina/ms-msdt flaw. Being aware of the types of phishing emails the threat actors use is part of the defence in depth you need to have great cyber security. TA570 Qakbot (Qbot) tries CVE-2022-30190 (Follina) exploit (ms-msdt) …
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