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High MSRC-CVE-2024-21435 1 CVE

Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Mar 12, 2024 · Updated Mar 12, 2024

Summary

Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is network (AV:N) and the user interaction is required (UI:R). What is the target context of the remote code execution?
This attack requires a specially crafted file to be placed either in an online directory or in a local network location. When a victim runs this file, it loads the malicious DLL.

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
An unauthenticated attacker could exploit the vulnerability by placing a specially crafted file onto an online directory or in a local network location then convincing the user to open it. In a successful attack, this will then load a malicious DLL which could lead to a remote code execution.

Security updates
10.0.22621.3296 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5035853

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