Gatekeeper’s Achilles heel: Unearthing a macOS vulnerability

Microsoft discovered a vulnerability in macOS, referred to as “Achilles”, allowing attackers to bypass application execution restrictions enforced by the Gatekeeper security mechanism.
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Vulnerable SDK components lead to supply chain risks in IoT and OT environments

As vulnerabilities in network components, architecture files, and developer tools have become an increasingly popular attack vector to leverage access into secure networks and devices, Microsoft identified such a vulnerable component and found evidence of a supply chain risk that might affect millions of organizations and devices.
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Vulnerability in TikTok Android app could lead to one-click account hijacking

Microsoft discovered a high-severity vulnerability in the TikTok Android application, now identified as CVE-2022-28799 and fixed by TikTok, which could have allowed attackers to compromise users’ accounts with a single click.
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Uncovering a ChromeOS remote memory corruption vulnerability

Microsoft discovered a memory corruption vulnerability in a ChromeOS component that could have been triggered remotely, allowing attackers to perform either a denial-of-service (DoS) or, in extreme cases, remote code execution (RCE).
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Android apps with millions of downloads exposed to high-severity vulnerabilities

Microsoft uncovered high-severity vulnerabilities in a mobile framework used by multiple large mobile service providers in pre-installed Android System apps that potentially exposed users to remote or local attacks.
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New macOS vulnerability, “powerdir,” could lead to unauthorized user data access

A new macOS vulnerability, “powerdir,” could allow an attacker to bypass the operating system’s TCC technology and gain unauthorized access to a user’s protected data. We shared our findings with Apple through Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) and Apple released a fix.
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Microsoft finds new macOS vulnerability, Shrootless, that could bypass System Integrity Protection

Microsoft found a vulnerability (CVE-2021-30892) that could allow an attacker to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP) in macOS. We shared our findings with Apple via coordinated vulnerability disclosure, and a fix was released October 26.
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Removing Open Source Visibility Challenges for Security Operations Teams

  Identifying security threats early can be difficult, especially when you’re running multiple security tools across disparate business units and cloud projects. When it comes to protecting cloud-native applications, separating legitimate risks from noise and distractions is often a real challenge.   That’s why forward-thinking organizations look at things a little differently. They want to…
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Whats So Strategic About the Trend Micro and Snyk Partnership?

What does a partnership between Trend Micro and Snyk mean for you, the customer? Can you really develop and deploy applications anywhere without security slowing you down? Greg Young, VP of Cybersecurity for Trend Micro, explains how the partnership benefits Trend Micro and gives our customers an extra edge in their security platform.
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A case study in industry collaboration: Poisoned RDP vulnerability disclosure and response

Through a cross-company, cross-continent collaboration, we discovered a vulnerability, secured customers, and developed fix, all while learning important lessons that we can share with the industry.
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