CISA flags up actively exploited Google Chrome and Excel flaws

CISA's directive gives federal agencies until 23rd January to implement measures against these vulnerabilities

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CISA flags up actively exploited Google Chrome and Excel flaws
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CISA flags up actively exploited Google Chrome and Excel flaws

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue to include two actively exploited bugs flaws found in Google Chrome and open-source Perl library.

These vulnerabilities, if left unaddressed, pose significant cybersecurity risks to users and organisations, the agency warned. The first vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-7024, is a heap bu...

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