Monthly Archives: October 2023


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Windows 11 22H2: Preview Update KB5031455 (October 26, 2023)

[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5031455for Windows 11 version 22H2 on October 26, 2023. This brings a number of fixes (similar to the preview update for Windows 11 21H2). Below I give an overview regarding these (Moments … Continue reading

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Vulnerability CVE-2023-5363 in OpenSSL

[German]A vulnerability CVE-2023-5363 was found in the OpenSSL software. The initialization of the encryption key length and the initialization vector in OpenSLL is incorrect. However, a fix is already available for the Linux distributions Debian and Ubuntu. Advertising

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Piriform CCleaner victim of MOVEit transfer vulnerability

[German]The vulnerability in Progress Software's Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution MOVEit, which was disclosed in May 2023, has also affected CCleaner customers of the vendor Priform (bought by AVAST and owned by Gen Digital). Piriform has just admitted to a … Continue reading

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Citrix Bleed: Vulnerability CVE-2023-4966 leaks session tokens in NetScaler ADC and Gateway, PoC available

[German]I would guess that Citrix users on unpatched instances are "under fire" once again, because more information is now available on the recently disclosed vulnerability CVE-2023-4966. Under the term "Citrix Bleed", security researchers have described how Citrix NetScaler ADC and … Continue reading

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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0patch Micropatches for Microsoft Office security feature bypass (CVE-2023-33150)

[German]ACROS Security released a micropatch on Oct. 24, 2203, to address a Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass (CVE-2023-33150) vulnerability in Office versions 2010 and 2013, which are no longer in support. Advertising

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Edge 118.0.2088.69 (Oct. 24, 2023)

[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 118.0.2088.69 on October 24, 2023 (thanks to the reader for pointing this out). The release notes say "fixed various bugs and performance issues". However, it is a feature … Continue reading

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Exchange Online: Missing confirmations for rooms bookings

[German]Currently users are facing many issues with Exchange Online. German blog reader Georg emailed me yesterday (October 25, 2023) about an annoying bug in Exchange Online: They don't get any confirmations / rejections sent for rooms bookings in Exchange Online … Continue reading

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Google Chrome 118.0.5993.117/.118

[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome Browser 118 in the Stable and Extended channels for Mac, Linux, and Windows as of October 24, 2023. The Chrome browser's Android app has also been updated. The updates include a security fix,. … Continue reading

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Exchange Online show foreign address lists (GAL) – a GDPR violation

[German]A reader pointed out to me a strange and dubious behavior of Exchange Online. It has been observed that users are offered global address lists (GAL) from other tenants as soon as people try to fill out the To field … Continue reading

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Is BMW's wireless charging pad kills Phone 15;?

[German]Is there a problem with the wireless charging cradle in BMW cars destroying Apple's iPhone 15? User reports of iPhone 15 devices that were defective after wireless charging using the BMW charging cradle (the NFC chip on the iPhone 15 … Continue reading

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