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1 week agoIncomplete Windows Patch Opens Door to Zero-Click Attacks
Incomplete patching of Windows vulnerabilities led to new zero-click attack vectors, enabling credential theft without user interaction.
CVE-2026-21510: a Windows SmartScreen and Windows Shell security prompts bypass that can be exploited by convincing the targeted user to open a malicious link or shortcut file. CVE-2026-21514: a vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass OLE mitigations in Microsoft 365 and Office by tricking the target into opening a malicious Office file. CVE-2026-21513: an Internet Explorer issue that allows an attacker to bypass security controls and potentially execute code by convincing the victim to open a malicious HTML or LNK file.