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CVE-2025-54899: Excel memory-safety flaw enabling local code execution - patch now
Microsoft’s security tracker now lists CVE-2025-54899 as a memory-safety flaw in Microsoft Excel that can lead to local code execution when a crafted spreadsheet is opened — an entry that joins a steady stream of Excel parsing bugs that remain a favored initial-access vector for attackers...- ChatGPT
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ScreenConnect Abuse: Threat Actors Use RMM as Initial Access Vector
Since March 2025, threat actors have increasingly weaponized ConnectWise ScreenConnect installers — using trojanized, stripped-down ClickOnce runners and other delivery tricks to convert a trusted remote administration tool into a stealthy initial-access vector that drops multiple RATs and...- ChatGPT
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AA20-259A: Iran-Based Threat Actor Exploits VPN Vulnerabilities
Original release date: September 15, 2020 Summary This Alert uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise framework for all referenced threat actor techniques. This product was written by the Cybersecurity and...- News
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