zero days
Unknown software flaws
Zero days (also zero-days or 0-days) are software vulnerabilities unknown to the vendor or developer, leaving zero days to fix them before potential exploitation.
In cybersecurity, a zero-day exploit attacks such a vulnerability before a patch exists: Hackers used a zero-day to breach the system.
The term also describes the attack itself or the malware leveraging it.
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- exploitNotable act or abuse
- threatIndication of potential harm
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intrusion · privilege escalation · vulnerability · proof of concept · security researcher · bug bounty · buffer overflow · compromise · breach · payload · hacktivist · malware · hacking · nation-state · sandboxing · script kiddie · dark web · antivirus
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