Microsoft fixes 12 serious vulnerabilities in October patch tuesday

Microsoft yesterday released its new security patch, on the so-called Patch Tuesday. A patch that covers vulnerabilities in October of this year. A total of 49 vulnerabilities in total are solved in this way, of which 12 were serious. Vulnerabilities that affect all types of company products, from Microsoft Windows, Edge Browser, Internet Explorer, MS Office, MS Office Services and Web Applications, ChakraCore, SQL Server Management Studio, or Exchange Server.

Microsoft fixes 12 serious vulnerabilities on October Patch Tuesday

The vulnerabilities were already known, and there was one of them that was being exploited by attackers, which would allow them to take control of the users' equipment. It affects versions like Windows 10, 7 and 8.1.

Microsoft fixes vulnerabilities in Windows

Some of the serious vulnerabilities that Microsoft has fixed with this October security patch were already known. Many were discovered by security researchers, so the company had about 120 days to provide a solution. Something that finally happens with the arrival of this patch. It even fixes a bug in group policies from Windows 10 October 2018 update.

Additionally, the company has released an update for Microsoft Office. It provides additional security measures, which improve the overall security of the office suite. In short, a multitude of security improvements, which solve many of the problems in the various versions of the operating system.

We recommend that all users of the operating system update as soon as possible to obtain this October security patch. The company has already launched it for all users. You have probably received it already. If not, you can check it manually by going to Windows Update on your computer.

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