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An APT used zero-day vulnerability in IE to infect victims with malware

Sourcehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/internet-explorer-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild-by-apt-group/

Parties InvolvedMicrosoft

Severity

Medium

Disclosed PubliclyApril 20, 2018

Initial Discoveryn/a

Leaked InformationUsers computer's (potential leak)

Attack VectorMalware

Tags

second patchUAC bypassQihoo 360 Core

April 20, 2018

Internet Explorer Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild by APT Group

Press Coveragehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/internet-explorer-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild-by-apt-group/

July 23, 2018

That IE Zero-Day From May Needed a Second Patch in July

Updatehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/that-ie-zero-day-from-may-needed-a-second-patch-in-july/