Microsoft fixes 120 more insects: two active attacks

Patch set includes ‘critical’ privilege elevation error

Fixes include vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Scripting Engine, SQL Server, ArrayNET Framework, ASP.NET Core, Office and Office Services and Web Apps, Microsoft Dynamics, and more.

Under attack:

– Jamie Brummell (@jamiebrummell) 12 August 2020

CVE-2020-1380: Script Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

This error in IE causes the attacker to execute its code in a target formula if an affected edition of IS presents a specially crafted website.

– Maddie Stone (@maddiestone) August 11, 2020

The error reported via Kaspersky, it is moderate to assume that there is malware involved.

– Ryan Newington ?? (@RyanLNewington) August 12, 2020

More to come.

h/t ZDI and Qualys.

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