Microsoft patches six actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Patch Tuesday updates.

Microsoft has released patches for six actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in its Patch Tuesday updates, including Remote Code Execution and elevation of privileges flaws. The affected systems include Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Windows Server, and Microsoft Office. Security experts recommend updating affected systems as soon as possible to mitigate risks associated with these vulnerabilities. Among the six zero-day vulnerabilities, CVE-2024-38106 allows an attacker to gain system-level privileges by exploiting a race condition combined with improper memory handling.

August 13, 2024
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