Urgent: CISA Warns of Actively Exploited Cisco and Windows Vulnerabilities
2025-03-04
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive warning federal agencies about actively exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco and Windows systems. CVE-2023-20118 affects Cisco RV series VPN routers, allowing remote code execution. CVE-2018-8639, a Windows elevation of privilege flaw, also enables arbitrary code execution. CISA added these to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, mandating remediation by March 23rd for federal agencies. This highlights the critical need for prompt patching to mitigate sophisticated cyberattacks.
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