Microsoft has issued November Patch Tuesday Updates to patch a total of 55 operating system and software flaws (CVEs).
Microsoft Patch Tuesday October 2021 Updates
Microsoft October 2021 security updates patch 74 CVEs. 1 of the vulnerabilities is a zero-day that is known to be exploited in the wild.
macOS Finder Allows Execution of Arbitrary Commands via inetloc Files
Apple has silently patched a new MacOS Finder vulnerability, albeit unsuccessfully, to prevent attackers from executing arbitrary commands.
Microsoft September 2021 Updates: 60 CVEs, 1 Zero-Day
Microsoft September 2021 security updates patch 60 CVEs. 1 of the vulnerabilities is a zero-day that is known to be exploited in the wild.
Emergency Updates for macOS, iOS and Safari (CVE-2021-30858, CVE-2021-30860)
Apple announced new security updates to patch for two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-30858, CVE-2021-30860) that exist in macOS, iOS/iPadOS and Safari web browser.
Zero-Day RCE Vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler (CVE-2021-36958)
Microsoft warns of yet another zero-day RCE vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler (CVE-2021-36958) service.
Microsoft August 2021 Security Updates Address 44 CVEs
Microsoft patches a total of 44 operating system and software flaws with August 2021 Patch Tuesday updates. 2 of these vulnerabilities are publicly known at the time of the patch release, and 1 of the vulnerabilities turn out to be a zero-day actively exploited in the wild.
Zero-Day Vulnerability in macOS and iOS (CVE-2021-30807)
Apple announced a new security update to patch for a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-30807) that exist in macOS and iOS/iPadOS.
HiveNightmare Vulnerability in Windows (CVE-2021-36934)
A new Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability (CVE-2021-36934), dubbed as HiveNightmare, allows attackers to gain SYSTEM level privileges in Windows 10 and 11.
Sequoia Vulnerability Allows Root Privileges in Linux (CVE-2021-33909)
A new file system vulnerability dubbed as Sequoia (CVE-2021-33909) allows attackers to gain root privileges on most Linux distributions with their default configuration.