Microsoft Patch Tuesday update squashes 73 security flaws and 2 zero-day exploits

This patch fixes 30 remote code vulnerabilities and more

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Published onFebruary 14, 2024

published onFebruary 14, 2024

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After theKB5034765update that brought many fixes, Microsoft released another update that addressed security issues.

The update fixes dozens of security flaws and several zero-day exploits, so make sure you get it as soon as possible.

Patch Tuesday addresses various security issues and exploits

The new security patch is here for Patch Tuesday, and according toBleeping Computer, it addresses 73 security flaws. Here’s the breakdown of addressed vulnerabilities:

It seems that Microsoft has been busy with this patch, but that’s not all! The issue also addresses two zero-day exploits.

The CVE-2024-21351 exploit was fixed, and if you’re not familiar, this exploit allowed hackers to bypass Windows SmartScreen by sending a user a malicious file that gave them access.

So far, it’s known how this exploit was abused and how many were affected.

CVE-2024-21412 was also fixed, and this exploit allowed hackers to utilize the Internet Shortcut File flaw and circumvent Mark of the Web warnings.

As for this flaw, it was used by the APT group DarkCasino (Water Hydra) hacker group to target financial traders.

We have to applaud Microsoft for fixing these exploits, and we hope that Microsoft will soon addresscritical vulnerabilities in Word and Excelas well.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday update squashes 73 security flaws and 2 zero-day exploits

Patch Tuesday addresses various security issues and exploits