It appears that there could be what one leading investigative reporter has called “an extraordinarily serious security vulnerability” in a core cryptographic component that is present in Windows 10.
Before you take a deep breath and relax because you’re still using Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows XP, that same crypto component is present in all versions of Windows.
Those same sources suggested the vulnerability is within crypt32.dll, a Windows component that deals with security certificates and cryptographic messaging functions. The CryptoAPI is what enables developers to secure Windows-based applications and any critical vulnerability here could impact encryption and decryption using digital certificates. It could also affect authentication on Windows desktops and servers, the protection of sensitive data handled by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer/Edge browsers, as well as a number of third-party applications and tools.
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