The user must open an image in Snipping Tool, modify the file (for example, crop it), and then save the modified file to the same location.Press the quick action button in Action Center, labelled Screen snip. Turn on this toggle to start snipping with just a single key press. The user must take a screenshot, saved it to a file, modify the file (for example, crop it), and then save the modified file to the same location. Go to the Settings app and search for PrtScn, which will take you to a page with a toggle switch that says Use the Print Screen key to launch screen snipping.In particular, the Redmond company explained that a “successful exploitation requires uncommon user interaction and several factors outside of an attacker’s control.” However, Microsoft said the Acropalypse, now called CVE-2023-28303 (Windows Snipping Tool Information Disclosure Vulnerability), is a low-severity vulnerability due to the specific conditions that must be met. This poses possible problems, especially when the Acropalypse-affected tools are used for cropping sensitive images. The issue allows the tools to keep the data of the removed parts of cropped features instead of completely removing them after overwriting the original file. The updates are now available via the Microsoft Store.ĭays ago, experts discovered that the Acropalypse privacy flaw reported affecting Google Pixel’s Markup Tool was also present in Microsoft’s Windows 10 Snip & Sketch and Windows 11 Snipping Tool. Microsoft finally resolved the Acropalypse flaw in Windows 10 Snip & Sketch and Windows 11 Snipping Tool by releasing security updates that brings the utility tools to version 11.2302.20.0 and version 10.2008.3001.0, respectively.
