You Need to Patch These 128 Security Bugs on Your Computer
Cybersecurity is constantly in the news, and for good reason. Bad actors are always on the lookout for vulnerabilities in software to exploit for personal gain: Your Windows-based computer and assortment of applications are in the crosshairs, so when Microsoft drops updates on overhead vulnerabilities and vulnerabilities, as they did this month, you should install them as soon as possible.
These latest security updates from Microsoft fix a staggering 128 security vulnerabilities in not only Windows but also other programs including Office, Skype for Business, Edge, Defender, Exchange Server and many more. While the number of vulnerabilities in regards to what is still relatively are two zero-day vulnerabilities of this patch update, including one actively exploited flaw.
Listed as CVE-2022-24521, the actively exploited flaw is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File. According to Microsoft , this vulnerability is already being exploited in the wild, which is bad news for any PC that hasn’t installed this patch yet: There are bad actors who know how to exploit this flaw could, in theory, use it against your system, so it is important to update as soon as possible.
Another major flaw of concern is CVE-2022-26904, another privilege escalation vulnerability, this time over the Windows User Profile Service. Unlike the previous vulnerability, this flaw does not appear to have been exploited yet, but is common knowledge, which means an exploit could occur at any time.
While these two zero-day vulnerabilities are the highlights of these new updates, the remaining 126 flaws should not be ignored, either. Overall, Microsoft rated 10 flaws “Critical” 115 “Important” and three “Moderate”. In order to protect your computer from all 128 flaws, make sure to install security updates as soon as possible.
How to update your computer to get the latest security updates
Perhaps Windows will give you a heads up about these new updates and then start installing them automatically. However, if not, then you need to set them manually from the settings.
Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update (Windows 10) or Start > Settings > Windows Update (Windows 11). Allow Windows to check for available updates. If a patch is available, you will see it here. Then, you can simply follow the on-screen instructions to download and install the update for your machine.
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