Microsoft is reportedly preparing a fix for mid-November, long beyond the deadline Google originally suggested.
(Image: Microsoft) Google has revealed the details on a new zero-day Windows bug that it says is currently being exploited by hackers. The vulnerability, which is yet unnamed, has been classified as CVE-2020-17087. Google’s security outfit Project Zero took to its Chromium repository to post the vulnerability, asking Microsoft to resolve the issue in one week. Microsoft failed to do so, and as such the vulnerability has been published for all to see. Windows 10 and Windows 7 platforms are both affected by this bug, which lets potential attackers continually escalate the type of user access they have in Windows.
