Microsoft has another Windows security nightmare on its hands

Microsoft has confirmed another Windows 10 vulnerability is being actively exploited, with attackers taking advantage of a security loophole that remains unpatched. Visiting a maliciously designed webpage or opening a compromised document could be enough to allow hackers to take control of your PC, Microsoft admits, though it has a number of threat mitigation suggestions to reduce the risk.

The MSHTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) was confirmed on September 7, 2021.

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