Catalytic was IBM's subscription, from the IBM X-Force Research division, who demonstrated the bug to Microsoft in May, which is currently assigned a risk rating of 9.3/10. The public announcement came after the release of a software update that can close the backdoor, provided that everyone, including server administrators, rushes to install the critical patch. According to IBM researchers, the bug can allow remote executing code that allows an attacker to gain full control of a computer. The patch that closes the backdoor was made available to Critical updating of the operating system for November.Αν και δεν έγινε γνωστό εάν κάποιες επιθέσεις θα έπρεπε να αποδίδονται τώρα στο κενό ασφαλείας στο λογισμικό της Microsoft για την ασφαλή μεταφορά δεδομένων (Microsoft Secure Channel), οι ειδικοί κρούουν τον κώδωνα το κινδύνου στα τμήματα IT να εγκαταστήσουν το patch, αφού το bug υπάρχει και στις εκδόσεις Windows Server and the security of websites that are required to handle encrypted data is at risk. In addition, disclosure of the fact does not exclude, on the contrary, increase the likelihood of now attacking target-based systems that have not installed critical information.
The security gap is considered as serious as the heartbleed bug που εντοπίστηκε επίσης το 2014: HeartBleed: Η καρδιά του Internet bleeding, does it concern you?
