Keeper password manager: Well-known Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy has discovered a new vulnerability that affects users of Windows of Microsoft.
This time around, the bug is in the Keeper password manager application that comes preinstalled in some versions of Windows 10. Ormandy states that discovered a similar vulnerability in August of 2016.
Although this particular bug is not a security flaw in Windows or otherwise product by Microsoft, can expose sensitive details of Windows users, 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 are aware of the report about this third-party app, and its developer will be releasing updates to protect our customers," it said.faceof the company.
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 Edge, Chrome and Firefox browsers is updated 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. It then falsifies the user's details using a technique “clickjacking” to be able to run code with user 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.