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What does the term "Exploit Wednesday" Refer to?
The day after Patch Tuesday is known as Exploit Wednesday by attackers
Every Wednesday, exploits are released
Wednesdays are the best day to exploit a vulnerability
Exploits released on Wednesdays are also known as zero day attacks
Microsoft regularly releases patches on the second Tuesday of every month, commonly called patch Tuesday . Some attackers have reverse-engineered patches to identify the underlying vulnerability and then created methods to exploit the vulnerability. These attacks often start within a day after patch Tuesday, giving rise to the term exploit Wednesday.
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