An easy-to-use toolkit used to hack computers has now been updated to take advantage of an unpatched security vulnerability in Microsoft’s software, which could mean attacks will intensify, according ...

Microsoft Office has supported ActiveX for years as an option for extending and automating documents, but it has also been a significant security vulnerability. Microsoft is finally starting to turn ...

The vulnerability is within the Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control, which launches a viewer for Microsoft Access reports that doesn’t require running the Access software itself.

Microsoft will disable ActiveX controls by default in the Office suite, starting in October with the release of Office 2024.

Microsoft is investigating reports of a vulnerability in a Windows ActiveX control that could allow an attacker to remotely take control of a computer, according to an advisory issued Friday. One ...

Microsoft issued a late set of fixes for the ActiveX control but didn't provide a security rating due to the fact that the update addresses a third party control.

The Microsoft 365 Admin Center recently published a warning that developers would soon disable ActiveX controls in Office applications by default. The change will affect Word, Excel, PowerPoint ...

Microsoft Corp. today issued “kill bit” updates for ActiveX controls from HP and a Washington state developer, the third time it’s disabled third-party add-ons in the last four months. One security ...

Malicious hackers are launching code execution exploits against new, unpatched vulnerability in the Microsoft Video ActiveX Control, the company warned in an advisory. The attacks are currently ...