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July 9, 2024 14:01

Largest Patch Tuesday in 3 months includes 5 critical vulnerabilities

This is the largest Patch Tuesday since April, when Microsoft patched 150 vulnerabilities.

June 11, 2024 13:46

Only one critical issue disclosed as part of Microsoft Patch Tuesday

The lone critical security issue is a remote code execution vulnerability due to a use-after-free issue in the HTTP handling function of Microsoft Message Queuing.

May 14, 2024 13:57

Only one critical vulnerability included in May’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday; One other zero-day in DWN Core

The lone critical security issue is CVE-2024-30044, a remote code execution vulnerability in SharePoint Server.

April 9, 2024 14:23

April’s Patch Tuesday includes 150 vulnerabilities, 60 which could lead to remote code execution

Though April’s monthly security update from Microsoft includes 150 vulnerabilities, only three of them are considered “critical."

March 12, 2024 14:07

Another Patch Tuesday with no zero-days, only two critical vulnerabilities disclosed by Microsoft

March’s Patch Tuesday is relatively light, containing 60 vulnerabilities — only two labeled “critical.”

February 13, 2024 13:59

First Microsoft Patch Tuesday zero-day of 2024 disclosed as part of group of 75 vulnerabilities

Although considered of moderate risk, one of the vulnerabilities is being actively exploited in the wild — CVE-2024-21351, a security feature bypass vulnerability in Windows SmartScreen.

January 9, 2024 13:58

Microsoft starts off new year with relatively light Patch Tuesday, no zero-days

One of the critical vulnerabilities patched Tuesday is CVE-2024-20674, a security bypass vulnerability in the Windows Kerberos authentication protocol.

December 12, 2023 14:45

Microsoft releases lightest Patch Tuesday in three years, no zero-days disclosed

The company’s regular set of advisories has included a vulnerability that’s been actively exploited in the wild in 10 months this year.

November 14, 2023 14:46

Microsoft discloses only three critical vulnerabilities in November’s Patch Tuesday update, three other zero-days

In all, this set of vulnerabilities Microsoft patched includes 57 vulnerabilities, 54 of which are considered “important.”