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Microsoft's patch for a 0-day exploited by Russian spies fell short. Another Windows flaw is under attack

go.theregister.com·Jessica Lyons·6 months ago
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Microsoft and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that attackers are exploiting a zero-click Windows flaw that can expose sensitive information on vulnerable systems.

While we don't know who is attacking this one, tracked as CVE-2026-32202, we'd suggest betting it all on Putin's goons. The flaw stems from an incomplete fix for an earlier vulnerability found and abused by Russian spies a month before Redmond released a patch.

The new bug, CVE-2026-32202 , is an authentication coercion flaw in Windows Shell that can expose sensitive information on vulnerable systems via network spoofing.…

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