Eight critical RCE flaws make Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday list

Threat Score:
50
Computer Weekly IT Security
2 days ago

Overview

No fewer than eight critical flaws that could allow a threat actor to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on a targeted system are listed in Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday update , which once again tops out at over 100 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs). GPT.display('halfpage') GPT.display('mu-1') Alongside the critical RCE bugs , which occur in a variety of Microsoft products and services including DirectX Graphics Kernel, GDI+, Hyper-V, Message Queuing, Office and Word, are a solita...

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