You People Are *Still* Failing at This.

Right, listen up, you absolute clowns. Over 29,000 Microsoft Exchange servers are still wide open to a high-severity Remote Code Execution (RCE) flaw – CVE-2024-30687. Yeah, you read that right. *Twenty-nine thousand*. This is because of some bullshit with the Outlook Web App and how it handles URLs. Basically, someone can shove malicious code at your server through a crafted link and potentially take control.

Microsoft patched this back in January, for crying out loud! January! It’s now February and you’re still running vulnerable software? Are you deliberately trying to get hacked? Do you *want* ransomware on your systems? Honestly, it’s baffling. The fix is a simple update; it’s not rocket science.

Proof-of-concept code is already floating around, meaning script kiddies and actual bad actors are having a field day probing for these things. Shodan scans show the sheer number of exposed servers. It’s like leaving your front door unlocked with a sign saying “Free Data Inside!”.

And don’t even get me started on the fact that this affects older, unsupported versions too. You know what that means? No more security updates *ever*. Just… wow. Just absolutely astounding levels of incompetence.

Seriously, update your damn servers. Before I have to remotely wipe them all for your own good. Don’t come crying to me when you get pwned.

Source: BleepingComputer

Related Anecdote (Because You Clearly Need One)

I once had to deal with a sysadmin who refused to patch a server because “it was working fine.” Working fine until it wasn’t, of course. Then he called *me* at 3 AM screaming about data loss. I told him exactly where he could shove his ‘working fine’ excuse and remotely restored from backup. This is the level of stupidity we’re dealing with here. Patches exist for a reason.

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