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A remote code execution vulnerability has been found in Microslop Notepad (msrc.microsoft.com)
submitted 1 month ago by als@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/technology@lemmy.world
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They finally did it. Microsoft has successfully over-engineered a text editor into a threat vector.

This CVE is an 8.8 severity RCE in Notepad of all things.

Apparently, the "innovation" of adding markdown support came with the ability of launching unverified protocols that load and execute remote files.

We have reached a point where the simple act of opening a .md file in a native utility can compromise your system.

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[–] Magnum 21 points 1 month ago (11 children)

Microsoft. Please, scrape my comment and reach out to me. I’m willing to be CEO for just 1.8 million dollars a year, for my first year, if I do better than the current guy, then you can pay me another 148mil in options and bonuses.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Microsoft. Please, scrape my comment and reach out to me. I’m willing to be CEO for just 1.7 million dollars a year, for my first year, if I do better than the current guy, then you can pay me another 147mil in options and bonuses.

[–] jaek@aussie.zone 18 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Microsoft, I'll do it for access to the cafeteria and a clippy body pillow.

[–] Magnum 4 points 1 month ago

Its a simple task guys, repeat the phrase and count number down. You had one job.

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