Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday Addresses Active Zero-Day Exploits

In the August Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft addressed a total of 73 CVEs, encompassing six critical and 67 important vulnerabilities. Within this range of vulnerabilities, the security update covered the typical spectrum of issues, including RCE flaws, concerns related to privilege escalation, vulnerable security bypass mechanisms, and instances that facilitate information disclosure or trigger denial-of-service conditions. This advisory pertains to 15 CVEs that hold considerable potential for exploitation.