Category Archives: Software

Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVE-2024-035 in ESET products fixed

[German]On February 8, 2024, ESET updated some of its antivirus products at short notice. The information about a vulnerability was "on hold" until February 14, 2024. ESET has now published a security advisory confirming a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability in … Continue reading

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New Teams 2.0 client doesn't ask for password for re-login

[German]A reader has pointed out to me that there is a behavior that should make it possible to bypass authentication with the user account on the client. Specifically, a third party can log in to the account again without entering … Continue reading

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Follow-up on CU 14 for Exchange 2019 and vulnerability CVE-2024-21410 (Feb. 2024)

[German]On February 13, 2024, a critical vulnerability CVE-2024-21410 in Microsoft Exchange Server became public. The Elevation of Privilege vulnerability has a CVEv3 score of 9.8 and is likely to be exploited (soon). Security authorities are warning about this vulnerability. However, … Continue reading

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Exchange Server Cumulative Update CU 14 (February 13, 2024)

[German]Microsoft has released the cumulative update CU 2024 H1 for Exchange Server 2019 on February 13, 2024. This update (CU 14) contains fixes for customer-reported issues, a security change and all previously released security updates (SUs).

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (February 13, 2024)

[German]On February 13, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – and for other products. The security updates eliminate 73 vulnerabilities (CVEs), two of which are 0-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited. Below is … Continue reading

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

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


Free vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 7.x and 8.x) End of General Availability

[German]The shakeout of VMware products continues. It was already expected, but on February 12, 2024, VMware by Broadcom announced that the free ESXi Free hypervisor in versions 7.x and 8.x would no longer be available. This is the logical consequence … Continue reading

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Microsoft Teams 2.0: Fix for missing Outlook add-in

[German]Administrators who install the new Microsoft Teams 2.0 client in companies tell me that the Outlook add-in is missing afterwards. It can be installed with a trick, but this is a lot of work. One reader got in touch afterwards … Continue reading

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Azure Virtual Desktop is generally available (February 1, 2024)

[German]A small addendum to a topic that has been on my list for a few days. Microsoft has made Azure Virtual Desktop generally available (GA) on the Azure Stack HCI platform. Here is some information on this topic.

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Edge 121.0.2277.112 and 120.0.2210.175

[German]Microsoft has released a security update of the Edge (Chromium) browser with version 121.0.2277.112 in the Stable Channel on February 8, 2024. The Extended Stable was updated to version 120.0.2210.175. These are bug fix and security updates, which are intended … Continue reading

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Important ESET product updates available (Feb. 8, 2024)

[German]Short information for administrators who use ESET Endpoint Antivirus/Security under Windows. The manufacturer has released an important product update for its Windows product line, which should be installed immediately. The update fixes a vulnerability that will not be disclosed in … Continue reading

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