Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Unpatched Vulnerability In Microsoft Office Being Exploited

There has been found a vulnerability in Microsoft Office that is currently being exploited by different malware families. The vulnerability is related to OLE object handling allowing a malicious actor to execute a Visual Basic script when the user opens a document containing an embedded exploit. Microsoft is planning to fix the vulnerability as a part their Tuesday security update. Meanwhile, users should ensure that Office Protected View is enabled.

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