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MicrosoftNew Blog Post | Analyzing attacks that exploit the CVE-2021-40444 MSHTML vulnerability
Analyzing attacks that exploit the CVE-2021-40444 MSHTML vulnerability | Microsoft Security Blog
In August, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) identified a small number of attacks (less than 10) that attempted to exploit a remote code execution vulnerability in MSHTML using specially crafted Microsoft Office documents. These attacks used the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-40444, as part of an initial access campaign that distributed custom Cobalt Strike Beacon loaders. These loaders communicated with an infrastructure that Microsoft associates with multiple cybercriminal campaigns, including human-operated ransomware.
- Thank you for sharing.
A good news is most Anti-Malware products including Microsoft Defender are able to detect and block this exploit. So if someone send a malicious file, it will be blocked by Microsoft Defender.
However everyone have to make sure deploy updates as soon as possible.
