Peter GirnusTRENDMICROBLOG:B5507FD8F4056BB30FE63013CC4E1FD4CVE-2024-21412: Water Hydra Targets Traders With Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Zero-Day
8.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
9.6 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
61.0%
The APT group Water Hydra has been exploiting the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen vulnerability (CVE-2024-21412) in its campaigns targeting financial market traders. This vulnerability, which has now been patched by Microsoft, was discovered and disclosed by the Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative.
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8.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
9.6 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
61.0%