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DANGEROUS SECURITY FLAW FOUND IN MICROSOFT OUTLOOK – GO PATCH RIGHT NOW!
Security researchers have discovered a serious issue in Outlook that puts you at
risk even without you doing anything wrong.
By Laura Pippig
Staff Writer, PC-WELT Jul 11, 2024 7:09 am PDT
Image: dennizn / Shutterstock.com
Security researchers from Morphisec recently discovered a serious security hole
in Outlook. Called CVE-2024-38021, this is a zero-click remote code execution
(RCE) vulnerability that can allow unauthorized access to your system without a
single click.
The issue apparently affects most Microsoft Outlook applications and doesn’t
require any user authentication. In the worst-case scenario, CVE-2024-38021 can
lead to potential data leaks, unauthorized access, execution of malicious code,
and other dangers.
> Related: Is Windows 11’s built-in antivirus enough for normal users?
The lack of user authentication makes this vulnerability particularly dangerous
and a high priority to address. Microsoft itself initially categorized this
vulnerability as “high” risk, but assumed that the vulnerability could only be
exploited in certain cases.
But according to the security researchers, it’s recommended that this
vulnerability should be considered “critical” and that it should be assumed that
it’s already being actively exploited.
CVE-2024-38021 was first discovered at the end of April and reported by
Morphisec. Confirmation from Microsoft followed a day later. But it took until
July 9 for Microsoft to finally roll out a security patch, which was made
available as part of the Tuesday updates.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NOW
Since the assumption is that attackers are already exploiting this security
hole, you should act quickly.
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Make absolutely sure that all Microsoft Outlook and Office applications on your
systems are updated with the latest patches as soon as they’re available to you.
Don’t put this off and risk forgetting about it.
It also makes sense to add additional security measures to your Outlook account,
especially if you use it for business. It’s best to set up authentication and
deactivate automatic email previews if possible.
> Related: Microsoft Outlook update makes it easier to squash spam
This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC-WELT and was
translated and localized from German.
AUTHOR: LAURA PIPPIG, STAFF WRITER, PC-WELT
Laura is an enthusiastic gamer as well as a movie and TV fan. After studying
communication science, she went straight into a job at PCMagazin and Connect
Living. Since then, she has been writing about everything to do with PCs and
technology topics, and has been a permanent editor at our German sister site
PC-WELT since May 2024.
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