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Submission + - Windows Built-In PDF Reader Exposes Edge Browser to Hacking

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Edge, Microsoft's new browser, uses the WinRT PDF library to automatically embed and present PDF files while navigating the Web. This is exactly what Java does with applets, and Flash with SWF files, and in the exact some way, allows a hacker to append malicious code to PDF files, and trigger drive-by attacks, exploiting WinRT vulnerabilities to target Windows 10 users.
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