August Microsoft Patch Tuesday

August Microsoft Patch Tuesday. A total of 401 vulnerabilities were addressed - 170 fewer than in July. One of the vulnerabilities is known to be actively exploited in the wild: 🔻 EoP - Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock CVE-2026-68820. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability t...

CVE-2026-62878

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-08-11 18:40:03+00:00| seen| https://bsky.app/profile/stackflag.bsky.social/post/3mstbacarrp2u 2026-08-11 19:00:38+00:00| seen| https://www.thezdi.com/blog/2026/8/11/the-august-2026-security-update-review 2026-08-11 20:16:36+00:00| seen|...

CVE-2026-62878

CVE-2026-62878 is a Windows DNS Server remote code execution vulnerability caused by a stack-based buffer overflow. The NVD entry indicates a network-based exploit with a critical CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Impact is the ability for an unauthenticated, remo...

CVE-2026-62878 Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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CVE-2026-62878 Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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KB5120242: Windows Server 2022 / Azure Stack HCI 22H2 Security Update (August 2026)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5120242 or hotpatch 5120229. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - Use after free in Microsoft QUIC allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. CVE-2026-62815 - Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows DNS...

KB5120385: Windows Server 2012 R2 Security Update (August 2026)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5120385. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. CVE-2026-62878 - Use after free in Windows Deployment Services allows an...

KB5120418: Windows 10 Version 1607 / Windows Server 2016 Security Update (August 2026)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5120418. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. CVE-2026-62878 - Use after free in Windows Deployment Services allows an...