src_e03c0eb81ecbe60444
- Source-provided label
- Not reported
- Evidence class
- mentioned in report
- Confidence
- Not reported
- Observed
- Aug 04, 2020 05:00 UTC
- Retrieved
- Oct 08, 2026 03:48 UTC
Office Drama on macOS
Even wondered how a system can be persistently infected by simply opening a document? In this post, I detail an exploit chain (created by yours truly), that was able fully infect a fully-patched macOS Catalina system, by simply opening a malicious (macro-laced) Office document ...no alerts, prompts, nor other direct user interactions required!
Reference details
- Source category
- Research & news
- Report title
Office Drama on macOS- First reported
- Aug 04, 2020 05:00 UTC
- Last reported
- Aug 04, 2020 05:00 UTC
- Catalog updated
- Oct 08, 2026 03:48 UTC
- Record ID
f6000e532212aed960b0f8d5fa6ca78de4b2daa5fd8197ffd44f1b1169650ce9
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