Attackers Exploit (CVE-2023-36884) Unpatched Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability
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A zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-36884) affecting Microsoft Windows and Office products is being exploited by attackers in the wild. To date, the exploit has been used in highly targeted attacks against organizations in the government and defense sectors in Europe and North America.
The vulnerability was disclosed yesterday (July 11) by Microsoft, which said that an attacker could create a specially crafted Microsoft Office document that enables remote code execution on the target's computer.
In order for the exploit to succeed, the victim needs to open the malicious file.
No patch has been released yet for the vulnerability.
However, Microsoft is still investigating the issue and said a patch may be rolled out in its monthly release process or in an out-of-cycle security update.
The company provided some mitigation guidance in its advisory.
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