Critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Teams enable attackers to manipulate messages, spoof notifications, and impersonate users, including executives. These flaws facilitate sophisticated social engineering attacks, such as business email compromise and identity spoofing. #MicrosoftTeams #CVE-2024-38197
Keypoints
- Researchers identified four vulnerabilities in Microsoft Teams affecting message integrity and identity verification.
- Attackers can edit messages without indicating they have been modified, misleading recipients.
- Notification spoofing can make messages appear to come from different users.
- Display names in private chats and caller identities in calls can be manipulated by attackers.
- Microsoft released recent fixes addressing these issues, including CVE-2024-38197, to strengthen platform security.