Published on: 15 June 2022
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Published on: 15 June 2022
Microsoft has released security updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities which affect several Microsoft products or components. The list of security updates can be found at:
Further to our High Threat Security Alert (A22-05-17), Microsoft has released the patch for the remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190). In addition, reports indicated that multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-30136, CVE-2022-30139 and CVE-2022-30163) in Microsoft Windows and Server are at a high risk of exploitation. System administrators are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks. If the security patch for CVE-2022-30190 could not be applied immediately, administrators of affected systems should ensure the temporary workaround recommended by Microsoft has been implemented.
Depending on the vulnerability exploited, a successful attack could lead to remote code execution, denial of service, elevation of privilege, information disclosure, security feature bypass and spoofing.
Patches for affected products are available from the Windows Update / Microsoft Update Catalog. Users of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the product vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.