North Korean ScarCruft Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Spread RokRAT Malware

Posted on October 16, 2024 • 1 min read • 66 words
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The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been linked to the zero-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Windows to infect devices with malware known as RokRAT. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-38178 (CVSS score 7.5), a memory corruption bug in the Scripting Engine that could result in

North Korean ScarCruft Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Spread RokRAT Malware

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The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been linked to the zero-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Windows to infect devices with malware known as RokRAT. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-38178 (CVSS score: 7.5), a memory corruption bug in the Scripting Engine that could result in remote code execution when using the Edge browser in Internet Explorer Mode.

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