Microsoft detects a new vulnerability in Windows 10 Mobile but there is such a small market that it is not considering correcting it

It seems incredible but at this point in 2019 we are still talking about Windows 10 Mobile. When even at Microsoft they consider broken their toy in the form of a mobile operating system and they rush to present what could be its successor, Windows 10 Mobile is once again News.

And it is because of a new vulnerability discovered in mobile phones with said operating system. A security breach that thanks to Cortana allows a user to access files and folders through the locked screen.

Microsoft is not spending time on Windows 10 Mobile

In order for this vulnerability to be exploited, a person with physical access to the device, and this is the only good part of the news, could access the photo library of the affected phone and modify or delete photos without authenticating to the system.

The security flaw is coded CVE-2019-1314 and affects most versions of Windows 10 Mobile, including 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709 , with the latter still having support in the form of security patches until December 10.

The striking thing about the situation is that Microsoft is not considering launching a patch to solve this security problem, not even in version 1709 of Windows 10 Mobile .

The reason? It may be that the market is so scarce that it is not worth making the effort and investing resources when it also has less than two months to live.

Given the lack of official solutions and despite the fact that in order to take advantage of said failure the attacker must have physical access to the device, for all those who are concerned about security the only solution is to deactivate that function and that Cortana does not appear on the lock screen.

These are the steps to follow that Microsoft itself facilitates to avoid possible risk:

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• Open the Cortana app from the Apps screen."
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• Click on the Menu button (3 horizontal bars) at the top left of the application Cortana."
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• Click on option Settings."
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• Set the slider for the Lock screen option to Off to prevent access to Cortanawhen the device is locked."

Via | Neowin