“It’s an Escalation of Privilege (EoP) exploit that is likely to be used along with other browser exploits to escape sandboxes or gain system privileges for continued access. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to capture a full chain, so we know it not.” if the exploit is used zero-day with another browser or is coupled to known, patched vulnerabilities. “
Fortunately, if you want to be safe from this dangerous security risk, there is one simple thing you can do now.
Microsoft has addressed this zero-day vulnerability in the latest version of Patch Tuesday. This update, which was released on Tuesday of this week, fixed a total of 110 security vulnerabilities, 19 of which were classified as critical.
The latest version of Patch Tuesday brings the highest number of monthly fixes for 2021. As the year progressed, experts warn that browser-related bugs are likely to be discovered more and more.
