# Nasty Spoofing Attack Resurrects Internet Explorer Vulnerability in Windows 10 and 11

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/nasty-spoofing-attack-resurrects-internet-explorer-vulnerability-in-windows-10-and-11/286865>\
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**Created:** [July 13, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/nasty-spoofing-attack-resurrects-internet-explorer-vulnerability-in-windows-10-and-11/286865 "2024-07-13T19:59:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/nasty-spoofing-attack-resurrects-internet-explorer-vulnerability-in-windows-10-and-11/286865/1 "2024-07-13T19:59:21Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Check Point Research** identified a critical zero-day spoofing attack exploiting Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows 10/11 systems, known as CVE-2024-38112.

2. **The vulnerability** allows attackers to execute remote code by tricking users into opening malicious Internet Shortcut (.url) files, active for over a year.

3. **Attackers use a trick** to mask the malicious .hta extension, leveraging outdated Internet Explorer security to compromise updated Windows systems.

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