MS Paint remote code execution vulnerability disclosed, requires user to open crafted file
dyn___ · x · 2026-09-10
A remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Paint has been disclosed. The attack requires a user to open a specially crafted attacker file to initiate RCE — a surprising flaw in a decades-old bundled app.
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