Kicking off the first Patch Tuesday of 2022, CrowdStrike continues to provide research and analysis regarding critically rated vulnerabilities and the subsequent patches offered by Microsoft. In this month’s updates we see the lion’s share of updates directed at Microsoft’s Windows and Extended Security Update (ESU) products, while other patches target lesser-known components … [Read more...] about January 2022 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
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December 2021 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
It’s the last Patch Tuesday update of 2021, and as with many other updates this year, this month’s list includes important ones — among them a zero-day (CVE-2021-43890 in AppX installer), multiple critical vulnerabilities and a variety of attack types utilized in several Microsoft product families — highlighting once again that patching and prioritization are prominent programs … [Read more...] about December 2021 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
November 2021 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
As the year draws to a close, the active exploitation of Microsoft vulnerabilities continues unabated. Once again, a broad range of Microsoft products are included in this month’s Patch Tuesday update as the aging Microsoft ship is springing security leaks everywhere. Two vulnerabilities, CVE-2021-42292 and CVE-2021-42321, have seen in-the-wild exploitation, and four other … [Read more...] about November 2021 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis