Keeper password manager: Well-known Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy has discovered a new vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows users.
This time, the flaw exists in the application Keeper password manager που έρχεται προεγκατεστημένη σε ορισμένες εκδόσεις των Windows 10. Ormandy states that discovered a similar vulnerability in August of 2016.
Although this bug is not a security flaw in Windows or another Microsoft product, it may expose sensitive Windows user details as attackers could steal their passwords stored in the Keeper password manager.
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Microsoft, on the other hand, said it knew the issue and said it was preparing to update the application.
"We know the report for this third party application and its developer will release updates to protect our customers," said a company spokesman.
The Keeper password manager app company identified the flaw and immediately released an update to version 11.4.4. The extension of the application for them browsers Edge, Chrome and Firefox updates automatically.
The Keeper developer reports that the flaw can only be exploited if someone can lead the user to a specially designed page that can take advantage of the flaw.
“This potential vulnerability requires a Keeper user to open a malicious website while logged into the browser extension. Then he falsifies them data of the user using a "clickjacking" technique to be able to run code with the user's privileges in the browser extension.
Although the flaw does not exist in the Windows operating system itself, it once again raises questions about Microsoft's strategy to promote third-party software. It is currently not known which computers the Keeper is preinstalled with and what agreement.
The good thing is that everyone can disable the app.
