HD Moore has warned of a vulnerability that exposes more than 40 Windows applications to remote code execution attacks.

"Moore issued a brief warning about the issue via Twitter and linked to a critical bulletin from Acros, a Slovenian security research outfit, that references a remote code execution bug patched in Apple’s latest iTunes update," writes threatpost's Ryan Naraine.

"Moore declined to provide details of the new security problem until he got a chance to brief Microsoft’s security response team on his findings," Naraine writes.

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