Microsoft Releases Update For Fix Screenshot Editing Vulnerability On Windows 11

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Microsoft has released an update to fix a screenshot editing vulnerability in Windows 10 and 11 that allows threat actors to recover modified screenshot sections.

The security issue — called the “Apocalypse" — could allow threat actors to recover the modified portions of screenshots, potentially disclosing sensitive information that had been cropped out or masked, according to The Verge.

The issue affects both the Snip & Sketch application on Windows 10 and the Snipping Tool on Windows 11, according to Microsoft.

Microsoft has released an update to fix a screenshot editing vulnerability in Windows 10 and 11 that allows threat actors to recover modified screenshot sections.

The security issue — called the “aCropalypse" — could allow threat actors to recover the modified portions of screenshots, potentially disclosing sensitive information that had been cropped out or masked, according to The Verge.

The issue affects both the Snip & Sketch application on Windows 10 and the Snipping Tool on Windows 11, according to Microsoft's.

It does, however, only apply to photographs made using a very precise set of processes, including those that have been taken, saved, edited, and then saved over the original file, as well as the ones opened in the Snipping Tool, edited, and then saved to the same location, the report said.

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