Why Hasn’t Microsoft Fixed This 20 Year-Old Vulnerability?

I never did trust logging in to a Microsoft account to access my own computer, therefore I've always used a local account.
And isn't it strange that Microsoft developed their highly-touted Edge browser to replace the (presumably) more insecure Internet Explorer, without fixing this known vulnerability?
So think twice before storing anything valuable on Microsoft OneDrive. Without a firm commitment to security, all of Microsoft's offerings are risky.

Whoa now, hold on buddy. Are you trying to tell me that people still use IE? Just kidding. I still have a couple of specific web sites that only work with IE. Somehow, even chrome's IE emulator won't work. That's the only time it is ever opened.

Maybe it's not fixed to make it snap-easy for microsoft to peruse a system at will? Backdoors come in all sizes and shapes.

The fix is simple - get a Mac!

Is browser Bing vulnerable to this XXE?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Bing is a web site, not a browser. So, no.

Apart from Windows 10 I am a Microsoft free zone. I use Chrome, EM Client have a gmail address and use Office Libre. The only reason I stick with Windows is that I'm too old or too lazy to change.

Bob, great article. I just dumped Microcrap and went with Chrome a couple of days ago, in the process of changing everything over, could not stand Edge & outlook any longer.

P.S. - You were the 1st account I changed over to gmail, needed to keep all the good info coming.

I truly believe that Linux is in my future. I won't even have to worry as much about my privacy concerns. I upgraded from Win 7 to Win 10, but I already realize I made a mistake. While I enjoy the upgrade Op System I feel that my privacy is completely gone. Yes, and it is really nice to know that Microsoft cares so much about its faithful users' security. I must say that I have owned a Pro version of every version of the Microsoft products (at least those that had Pro versions) since the beginning of Windows. I suppose I have been beting on the wrong horse.

Thank you for this very informative article. I am reading this article with Microsoft Edge Browser which I opened up through a link via Outlook! I will be shutting down the Edge browser and Outlook even though I like the way they work, but it's not worth the risk.

My distrust with MS began with them ditching Outlook Express and their updating Directx. OE was a wonderful mail program with which one was able to totally customize easily. After new directx, game controllers became useless on games.
Then amd bought ati and video cards and tv tuners became obsolete. Along with analog tv signals. MS and amd didn't work together on Windoz 7. Buy new hardware. New drivers were not written. MS offers cloud storage. Gigs worth. Decides to cut amount of storage, like it or not.
I bought a Windoz phone with 8.1 OS. MS promised an upgrade to W10. Then said phone didn't have enough memory. This guy is done with MS's OSes. I will/am using dual boot with XP and 7. With Linux Mint. Would rather put up with learning Linux and it's quirks than pay more money to MS. Just cashed in most of Bing search rewards for Amazon gift cards before the Sept. 6th deadline. Raspberries to MS support forums which sidestep solutions. Cutting their own throat?

Lately, with all the things pushed on us by Microsoft, it is my opinion that the biggest computer flaw is Windows. One of the basic changes in the way Windows 10 does things has made one of the programs installed on my computer basically useless. And it is a paid program requiring a yearly subscription. The program is now useless on Win 7 and Win 8.1, as well as Win 10, due to changes the software maker had to make in order to deal with the way Windows deletes files now.

Yes, Microsoft is cutting their own throats, but does not seem to know or care. I bet they do not even read computer information/advice sites such as this and others. It would seem that Microsoft fits the basic definition of a bully. As several have mentioned, I am another one who is moving to Linux.
I have always used every free program I can find to
avoid the expensive MS programs.

Unless it involves putting w10 on ones computer, Microsoft just doesn't care.

This kind of thing from Microsoft is one of the reasons I switched to Linux Mint a number of years ago.

I tried your link to My Turbo Pc and found it to be a bait and switch. It did nothing to repair anything but tried to sell me something that was advertised as free. I would not recommend this type of company to anyone.

As is usually the case with these corporate black hole companies (MS & Dell esp.) they are buying smaller hardware companies and hoping to squeeze every last drop of blood out of us stones before they go belly up, work an angle for more money and less service or start selling inferior, as compared to products before the buyout, hardware and gadgets.

Reading this on Ubuntu, and feeling good.

I use Linux in different flavours almost exclusively now, although I am writing this on an Android Tablet I bought a few years ago. I am starting to avoid MS like the Disease it has become!!!

I wish I could remove Internet Explorer from my computer, but unfortunately, it's embedded in the Windows 7 operating system and if I remove it, I would no longer receive Windows updates.

Moreover, I rely on Outlook Mail (formerly Hotmail) as my primary email server, as Gmail and Yahoo! both have terribly inefficient anti-spam filters.