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A spoofing vulnerability in the Windows MSHTML platform tracked as CVE-2024-43461 allows an attacker to present malicious content in a way that misleads a user about the true nature or origin of the content. Available reporting characterizes it as an MSHTML platform spoofing flaw similar to CVE-2024-38112 and notes that it was used in an attack chain associated with delivery of information-stealing malware. Exploitation is described as relying on social engineering, such as convincing a target to open a specially crafted file or visit attacker-controlled web content, after which the spoofed presentation can facilitate execution of attacker-controlled payloads on unpatched systems. Publicly available detail on the exact vulnerable function or parsing routine within MSHTML is currently not available.
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A Windows MSHTML Platform spoofing vulnerability that Microsoft assesses as more likely to be exploited within 30 days.
A Windows MSHTML spoofing vulnerability exploited to deliver information-stealing malware (Atlantida), allowing code execution via malicious files or websites.
An MSHTML platform spoofing vulnerability exploited in the wild (by Void Banshee) as part of an attack chain with CVE-2024-38112.
A spoofing vulnerability in the Windows MSHTML platform (exploitation status is disputed per the content).
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