The real vulnerability is not JavaScript/JScript, its Windows Script Host. We can disable WSH, but this comes with a small risk — there may be software that uses it on any given Windows machine.

The Tor Project is advising that people stop using Windows after the discovery of a startling vulnerability in Firefox that undermined the main advantages of the privacy-centered network.

Bugs in Chrome's JavaScript engine can lead to powerful exploits. This project aims to stop them Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer Aug. 3, 2021 at 7:53 a.m. PT ...