CyberSecurity Updates

Fortinet has released a security update to address a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-33308) affecting FortiOS and FortiProxy. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Fortinet security release FG-IR-23-183 and apply the necessary updates.

CISA has added five new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2023-32046 Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2023-32049 Microsoft Windows Defender SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2023-35311 Microsoft Outlook Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2023-36874 Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2022-31199 Netwrix Auditor Insecure Object Deserialization Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Note: To…

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting ColdFusion and InDesign. An attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Adobe security releases APSB23-38 and APSB23-40 and apply the necessary updates.

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. An attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s July 2023 Security Update Guide and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates.

Mozilla has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Firefox and Firefox ESR. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Mozilla Security Advisory MFSA 2023-26 and apply the necessary update.