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Brian Krebs posted his usual “Patch Tuesday” update for Fat Tuesday (yesterday, February 13th) and listed in there was a doozy, an email-client specific bug that I almost missed: “CVE-2024-21413, a critical remote code execution bug in Microsoft Office that could be exploited just by viewing a specially-crafted message in the Outlook Preview pane.” Brian points out today: “Microsoft has updated its security advisory for [this] critical Outlook bug they patched on Tuesday: They’re now saying it’s under active attack.” Not good. Be safe, and make sure you’re up to date with latest versions and all security patches!
One assumes the rendering tools like Email on Acid and Litmus have already been updated with this new desktop client, the Outlook for Windows email app that just launched, since it has been available in a public preview since May 2022.If you’re a Windows user, you’re longing for a desktop email client, and you want a new email client, Microsoft’s got you covered. Reports say that this new Outlook for Windows application will eventually replace the built-in Windows Mail and Calendar app. But if you’re curious and want to try it now, just after its official release, click on through.Read more here.