Security experts have warned of a potential vulnerability in Windows Mail that could allow an attacker to illegally run applications on Vista systems.

An attacker can send mail with a malicious link, and when the user clicks, a malicious program on the computer will be activated without giving any warning to the user. Windows Mail is the "descendant" application of Outlook Express - a free guest e-mail client built into Vista.

A new vulnerability has appeared in Vista images 1 In an e-mail message sent last weekend, Microsoft representatives said they were investigating the vulnerability. " It is common for users to always be careful before clicking on any links from e-mail 'familiar' and 'unfamiliar' to prevent unintended situations ," said Microsoft representative. know.

According to Dave Marcus, director of security research at McAfee, depending on the dangers of the Windows Mail control links, it is possible to assess the severity of the vulnerability. " In theory, an attacker can do a lot of things with this type of attack, " warned Dave Marcus.

However, according to Dave Marcus, the potential vulnerability in Vista is still not widely available, and Microsoft needs to seriously evaluate the importance of this vulnerability.