zero-day exploit
ˈzɪərəʊ deɪ ˈɛksplɔɪt
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Definition of zero-day exploit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
cybersecurityTECH.software vulnerability unknown to the vendorTECH.
  • The hacker used a zero-day exploit to access the system.
exploit vulnerability
2.
computer hackTECH.attack exploiting a zero-day vulnerabilityTECH.
  • The company suffered a zero-day exploit last night.
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Expressions with zero

ground zeron.
starting point of an event or process
The project was developed from ground zero.
zero chilln.
inability to stay calm or rational
He has zero chill when he's excited.
zero inv.
narrow down a search successfully
They zeroed in on the missing document.
year zeron.
the start of revolutionary change
The country declared year zero after the uprising.
at zero houradv.
at the exact time something is planned to start
The operation will commence at zero hour.
big fat zeron.
complete absence or failure of something
After all that effort, we got a big fat zero.

Expressions with day

field dayn.
day of outdoor activities and sports
The school organized a field day with various sports competitions.
black dayn.
day when something very bad or sad happens
The accident made it a black day for the whole town.
day dotn.
from the earliest time, since something first began
I’ve loved football from day dot.
day jobn.
main job someone does for regular income
He paints, but his day job is teaching.
end of the dayn.
the time when the day finishes
We will meet at the end of the day.
late in the dayadv.
near the end of the day
They finished the project late in the day.
the other dayadv.
recently but not exactly sure when
I saw him the other day at the park.
an apple a dayexp.
simple healthy habits believed to help prevent illness
She swears by an apple a day to stay well during winter.
any day nowadv.
happening very soon without a specific time
The baby is due any day now.
bad hair dayn.
day when hair is difficult to manage
I'm having a bad hair day today.

Terms related to zero-day exploit

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
dayzeroattackbreachbugflawhacksecuritysoftwareweaknesscyberattackexploit

Examples of zero-day exploit in a sentence

  • Companies fear zero-day exploits due to their unpredictability.
  • Hackers launched a zero-day exploit on the new software.
  • A zero-day exploit was discovered in the application.

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  1. French:exploit zero-day, attaque zero-day, ...
  2. German:Zero-Day-Exploit, ...
  3. Italian:exploit zero-day, attacco zero-day, ...
  4. Spanish:exploit de día cero, ataque de día cero, ...
  5. Portuguese:exploração de dia zero, ...
  6. Chinese:零日漏洞, 零日漏洞攻击, ...
  7. Japanese:ゼロデイ脆弱性の悪用, ゼロデイ攻撃, ...
  8. Arabic:ثَغْرَة يَوْمِ الصِّفْر, هُجُوم يَوم الصِّفْر, ...
  9. Hebrew:נִיצוּל יוֹם־אֶפֶס, נִיצּוּל פְּגִיעוּת יוֹם אֶפֶס, ...
  10. Russian:эксплойт нулевого дня, атака нулевого дня, ...
  11. Ukrainian:експлойт нульового дня, ...
  12. Hindi:ज़ीरो-डे एक्सप्लॉइट, ज़ीरो-डे हमला, ...
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