They finally did it. Microsoft has successfully over-engineered a text editor into a threat vector.
This CVE is an 8.8 severity RCE in Notepad of all things.
Apparently, the “innovation” of adding markdown support came with the ability of launching unverified protocols that load and execute remote files.
We have reached a point where the simple act of opening a .md file in a native utility can compromise your system.
aww fuck your price is right magicky ways i’ll dance fight you for that clippy body pillow
There’s plenty of clippy to go around, no need to resort to illegal dance fights.
You could have just not posted this. But you woke up today and chose violence.
What a horrible day to have eyes.
what fun is a legal dance fight tho