[German]Last week users running Windows 10 or Windows 11 went into trouble. Microsoft decided to install Spotify on many user systems, regardless of whether users wanted it or not. In addition, Spotify starts automatically when Windows is subsequently booted – and annoyed the users with popups. Didn't really go down well for many users.
[German]Google has released the Google Chrome 106.0.5249.91 update for Mac and Windows on September 30, 2022. Both the Stable Channel and the Extended Stable Channel will receive this security update. It is a bug fix update that addresses vulnerabilities.
[German]The 0-day vulnerability ZDI-CAN-18333 in Microsoft's on-premises Exchange Servers (2013, 2016 and 2019) became public at the end of September. The vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082) are already being exploited in the wild. Now Microsoft is rolling out URI rewrite rules via EMS for protection. Furthermore, wrong suggestions in the Microsoft support articles published in the meantime have been amended, and there are scripts for checking and securing Exchange installations. Here is an overview of the latest developments.
[German]Short addendum from this week. The manufacturer Cisco has published extensive security advisories and updates for its network hardware as of September 28, 2022. The updates affect switches and wireless controllers from this manufacturer, among others. Attackers could disrupt the devices or services, or take control. The vulnerabilities are largely classified with the threat level high.
[German]Microsoft has acknowledged compatibility problems with the drivers of certain printers under Windows 11 21H2 and 22H2. This can result in the printers only being able to be used with standard printing options. Microsoft has blocked the feature update to Windows 11 version 22H2 on the affected systems.
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[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) update KB5017389 for Windows 11 version 22H2 (i.e. not the 21H2) on September 30, 2022. It is the first "servicing" preview update for Windows 11 22H2. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 11.
[German]Google-acquired security vendor Mandiant has encountered a new malware family (VirtualPITA, VirtualPIE, and VirtualGATE) that targets virtualization solutions like VMware ESXi Server and uses specialized techniques to infiltrate. VMware has issued a security advisory to that effect, and US-CERT is also warning against this malware.
[German]Last night I had reported on the blog about a 0-day vulnerability ZDI-CAN-18333 in Microsoft's on-premises Exchange Servers, which is already being exploited in the wild. Within hours, Microsoft has now responded and confirmed that they are currently investigating two reported zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082) affecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016 and 2019. At the same time, Microsoft is providing affected administrators with guidance on what to do to protect against these zero-day vulnerabilities until appropriate security updates are available.
[German]There are reports that a new zero-day exists in Microsoft Exchange that is being actively exploited in the wild. Security researchers confirm that some installations – including a honeypot – are already infected. Details about the zero-day are not yet available. Here's an overview of what I know so far and what, if anything, can be done to detect attacks.
[German]Microsoft offers the Exchange Health Checker, a PowerShell script to check on-premises Exchange installations for problems. The script is continuously developed by Microsoft. Frank Zöchling has now extended the Exchange Health Checker with a script to automatically make important settings when checking an Exchange installation.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
