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Following the reveal of a major security flaw in Internet Explorer that is currently being exploited by hackers, Microsoft has confirmed its existence though the software giant has no immediate plans to release a patch to fix it.
The security flaw in the company's legacy browser was first disclosed by a division of Homeland Security called US-CERT, that reports on major security flaws, in a tweet which contained a link to a security advisory concerning the bug. According to the advisory, the vulnerability has already been “detected in exploits in the wild”.
All supported versions of Windows, including Windows 7 which will no longer receive security updates, are affected by the flaw according to Microsoft.
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US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning regarding it, which reads:
“The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s Advisory ADV20001 and CERT/CC's Vulnerability Note VU#338824 for more information, implement workarounds, and apply updates when available. Consider using Microsoft Edge or an alternate browser until patches are made available.”
The security flaw in the company's legacy browser was first disclosed by a division of Homeland Security called US-CERT, that reports on major security flaws, in a tweet which contained a link to a security advisory concerning the bug. According to the advisory, the vulnerability has already been “detected in exploits in the wild”.
All supported versions of Windows, including Windows 7 which will no longer receive security updates, are affected by the flaw according to Microsoft.
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Internet Explorer has a major security flaw, but Microsoft can't patch it yet
A patch will be made available next month even though the flaw is currently being exploited in the wild
US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning regarding it, which reads:
“The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s Advisory ADV20001 and CERT/CC's Vulnerability Note VU#338824 for more information, implement workarounds, and apply updates when available. Consider using Microsoft Edge or an alternate browser until patches are made available.”
