medium severity · exploited in the wild · published 2024-10-08
An attacker can make a malicious file or link look trusted so the user opens it. Attackers already use this flaw in the wild.
Fixed in: 10.0.26100.2033
CVE: CVE-2024-43573
Source: Microsoft (MSRC)
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