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Here's an easier way to block the IE XXE zero day security hole

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:57:00 -0700

The latest Internet Explorer XXE zero-day depends on you opening an infected MHT file. MHT is an old file format that’s almost always opened by IE — no matter which browser you’re using, no matter which version of Windows. Catalin Cimpanu has a good overview of this XXE vulnerability on ZDNet.

It’s a doozy of a security hole as it affects every recent version of IE, and it infects whether you’re actively browsing with IE or not.

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