EUVD-2024-37147

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

Windows App Installer (Windows SMB Login)

SMB login-based detection of Windows App Installer SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Windows App Installer Spoofing Vulnerability (May 2025) - Windows

Windows App Installer is prone to a spoofing vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE =...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft App Installer installer, related to the lack of mechanisms for encoding or shielding output data, allows attackers to perform spoofing attacks.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft App Installer relates to the lack of mechanisms for encoding or shielding output data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows attackers to carry out spear-phishing attacks using a specially created malware package...

CVE-2024-38177

Windows App Installer Spoofing Vulnerability...

CVE-2024-38177

Windows App Installer Spoofing Vulnerability...

CVE-2024-38177 Windows App Installer Spoofing Vulnerability

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CVE-2024-38177

CVE-2024-38177: Windows App Installer Spoofing vulnerability. Multiple sources (PT-2024-6017; OpenVAS entry) indicate the flaw stems from lack of proper output encoding/escaping in Windows App Installer, enabling spoofing via specially crafted packages. The available connected documents do not sp...

CVE-2024-38177 Windows App Installer Spoofing Vulnerability

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Windows App Installer Spoofing Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows App Installer 安全漏洞

Microsoft Windows App Installer is a tool from Microsoft Corporation USA that ships with the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems and allows users to easily install applications by double-clicking on a .msix or .msixbundle file. The tool supports centralized installation of applications fr...

PT-2024-6017 · Microsoft · Windows App Installer

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows App Installer affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to a lack of proper output encoding or escaping mechanism in the Microsoft App Installer, which can be exploited to conduct spoofing attacks using a...

KLA71483 SUI vulnerability in Microsoft Apps

A spoofing vulnerability vulnerability was found in Microsoft Apps. Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability to spoof user interface. Original advisories CVE-2024-38177 CVE list CVE-2024-38177 critical Solution Install necessary updates from the KB section, that are listed in your Windows...

A week in security (January 1 – January 7)

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Microsoft Disables App Installer After Feature is Abused for Malware

By Deeba Ahmed According to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team, threat actors labeled as 'financially motivated' utilize the ms-appinstaller URI scheme for malware distribution. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft Disables App Installer After Feature is Abused f...

Microsoft Disables MSIX App Installer Protocol Widely Used in Malware Attacks

Microsoft on Thursday said it's once again disabling the ms-appinstaller protocol handler by default following its abuse by multiple threat actors to distribute malware. "The observed threat actor activity abuses the current implementation of the ms-appinstaller protocol handler as an access vect...

Financially motivated threat actors misusing App Installer

Since mid-November 2023, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed threat actors, including financially motivated actors like Storm-0569, Storm-1113, Sangria Tempest, and Storm-1674, utilizing the ms-appinstaller URI scheme App Installer to distribute malware. In addition to ensuring that...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft App Installer, related to bypassing authentication through spoofing, allows attackers to carry out spoofing attacks.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft App Installer relates to the bypassing of authentication processes through spoofing. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to carry out spoofing attacks using a specially created malware package...

Microsoft App Installer Security Updates (December 2021)

The app installer installation on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a session spoofing vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this if the user opens a specially crafted attachment. This will allow the attacker to perform actions with the privileges of the...

Microsoft Temporarily Disables MSIX App Installers to Prevent Malware Abuse

Microsoft last week announced that it's temporarily disabling the MSIX ms-appinstaller protocol handler in Windows following evidence that a security vulnerability in the installer component was exploited by threat actors to deliver malware such as Emotet, TrickBot, and Bazaloader. MSIX, based on...