Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 2017

Microsoft has released its monthly set of security advisories for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month's advisory release addresses 63 new vulnerabilities with 28 of them rated critical and 35 rated important. These vulnerabilities impact Graphic...

September Patch Tuesday: 27 Critical Vulnerabilities from Microsoft, plus Critical Adobe Patches

Today Microsoft released a fairly large batch of patches covering 81 vulnerabilities as part of September’s Patch Tuesday update, with 38 of them impacting Windows. Patches covering 27 of these vulnerabilities are labeled as Critical, and 39 can result in Remote Code Execution RCE. According to...

Microsoft Patches .NET Zero Day Vulnerability in September Update

An actively exploited zero-day vulnerability tied to Microsoft’s .NET framework is one of 25 critical and 54 important vulnerabilities fixed by Microsoft in its September Patch Tuesday security bulletin. According to Microsoft, the .NET framework vulnerability CVE-2017-8759 allows attackers to...

SAP Patch Tuesday Update Resolves 19 Flaws, Three High Severity

SAP released 19 patches on Tuesday, fixing a trio of vulnerabilities marked high severity in its business management software. The most pressing fixes are for a directory traversal vulnerability in the company’s Netweaver AS Java Web Container, a code injection vulnerability in its Visual Compose...

Critical Security Fixes from Adobe, Microsoft

Adobe has released updates to fix dozens of vulnerabilities in its Acrobat, Reader and Flash Player software. Separately, Microsoft today issued patches to plug 48 security holes in Windows and other Microsoft products. If you use Windows or Adobe products, it's time once again to get your patche...

Patch Tuesday - August 2017

It was a busy month this month with a total of 48 security issues fixed. All of these have a severity of Critical or Important with Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities again figuring highly, particularly for Microsoft Edge. There were also a few publicly disclosed vulnerabilities that were fixe...

August Patch Tuesday: 25 critical Microsoft vulnerabilities, 43 for Adobe

Today Microsoft released patches covering 48 vulnerabilities as part of August’s Patch Tuesday update, with 15 of them affecting Windows. Patches covering 25 of these vulnerabilities are labeled as Critical, and 27 can result in Remote Code Execution. According to Microsoft, none of these...

Microsoft Patches Critical Windows Search Vulnerability

Microsoft patched more than two dozen remote code execution vulnerabilities today, many of them rated critical. One was a RCE bug that allowed an attacker to take complete control of a server or workstation via Windows Search. The fixes were part of Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday update that...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday - August 2017

Microsoft has released its monthly set of security advisories for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month's advisory release addresses 48 new vulnerabilities with 25 of them rated critical, 21 rated important, and 2 rated moderate. These...

Patch Tuesday - July 2017

Most of the critical vulnerabilities patched this month concern client-side systems, with 14 separate Remote Code Execution RCE issues being addressed for the Microsoft Edge browser and five for Internet Explorer. One of the three Adobe Flash Player vulnerabilities being patched is also a critica...

July Patch Tuesday: 19 Critical Vulnerabilities from Microsoft, plus Critical Adobe Patches

Today Microsoft released patches covering 54 vulnerabilities as part of July’s Patch Tuesday update, with 26 of them affecting Windows. Patches covering 19 of these vulnerabilities are labeled as Critical, all of which can result in Remote Code execution. According to Microsoft, none of these...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update Fixes 19 Critical Vulnerabilities

Microsoft today released patches for 19 critical vulnerabilities, one of which was publicly known prior to the update. In all, 54 vulnerabilities were patched in Windows, Edge, Internet Explorer, Office and Exchange as part of Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday release; 32 flaws were rated importa...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday - July 2017

Today, Microsoft has release their monthly set of security updates designed to address vulnerabilities. This month's release addresses 54 vulnerabilities with 19 of them rated critical, 32 rated important, and 3 rated moderate. Impacted products include Edge, .NET Framework, Internet Explorer,...

Microsoft Patches Two Critical Vulnerabilities Under Attack

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday update today included a massive 95 fixes that tackle vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Skype, Internet Explorer and its Edge browser. Twenty-seven of Microsoft’s patches fix remote code execution issues, allowing attackers to remotely take control of a victim’s PC...

Risk of 'Destructive Cyber Attacks' Prompts Microsoft to Update XP Again

Fearing destructive attacks precipitated by the availability of the nation-state exploits in the wild that spawned the WannaCry outbreak, Microsoft today announced that its Patch Tuesday updates would include fixes for older versions of Windows, including XP. The move is unusual and mimics a...

Adobe Fixes 21 Critical Vulnerabilities with June Patch Tuesday Update

Adobe fixed 21 vulnerabilities across four products today, releasing patches for Flash, Shockwave Player, Captivate, and Adobe Digital Editions. Most of the vulnerabilities, 15 of the 21, are marked critical by the company because they could lead to code execution. The updates came in the form of...

InsightVM/Nexpose Patch Tuesday Reporting

Many of our customers wish to report specifically on Microsoft patch related vulnerabilities. This often includes specific vulnerabilities that are patched in Patch Tuesday updates. This post will show you the various ways that you can create reports for each of these. Remediation Projects...

Microsoft's New Security Update Guides Get Mixed Reviews

Microsoft is receiving mixed reviews for its shift to delivering security update information via its newly launched Security Update Guides. The change was official in April, with Microsoft explaining it would allow system administrators to effectively pair specific patches with vulnerabilities, a...

Patch Tuesday - May 2017

It's a relatively light month as far as Patch Tuesdays go, with Microsoft issuing fixes for a total of seven vulnerabilities as part of their standard update program. However, an eighth, highly critical vulnerability CVE-2017-0290 that had some of the security community buzzing over the weekend w...

Emergency Fix for Windows Anti-Malware Flaw Leads May’s Patch Tuesday

Adobe and Microsoft both issued updates today to fix critical security vulnerabilities in their software. Microsoft actually released an emergency update on Monday just hours ahead of today's regularly scheduled "Patch Tuesday" the 2nd Tuesday of each month to fix a dangerous flaw present in most...