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An attacker gets the same rights as the logged-on user, and CISA lists it as actively exploited.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.3,"epss":null,"exploited":true,"exploited_at":"2026-02-17T00:00:00+00:00","products":[{"name":"Microsoft Windows","fixed":[],"affected":"","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"microsoft windows 2003 server","fixed":[],"affected":"","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"microsoft windows xp","fixed":[],"affected":"","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":["vendor"],"tags":["browsers","exploited","infrastructure","internet-explorer","windows"],"not_affected_if":["default-config"],"how_to_check":null,"fix":"Apply the vendor mitigations from Microsoft's advisory for this CVE, or stop using the affected control. 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