Another new vulnerability found in Microsoft Internet Explorer affects Internet Explorer versions 8, and 9 and used in a wild by cybercriminals, also specific configurations of Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are also potentially vulnerable. The vulnerability allows attackers to execute code on a machine by just having the user visit a malicious website. This can happen, for example, when the user is tricked into clicking a link in an email or via compromised legitimate websites.
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