According to the projected schedule, this month’s security update from Microsoft will include a total of 12 patches for Windows, Office, and Exchange.
This can be considered the largest security update in terms of the number of patches since February this year, and the second largest since the beginning of the year.
Among these, there are 9 patches for Windows, two for Microsoft Office, and one for MS Exchange. Notably, one patch for Windows and one for Office are classified as “critical.” The patch for MS Exchange is rated as “important.”
Microsoft also warns that this month’s security update will change how the Internet Explorer browser handles ActiveX controls, regardless of whether users have installed a previous patch with similar features.
This move by Microsoft is in compliance with the ruling from the recent copyright infringement lawsuit with Eolas. However, Microsoft has also requested an extension of the time to implement the ruling, allowing developers more time to modify their applications.
As is customary, Microsoft typically does not provide detailed information about the vulnerabilities that will be patched in the monthly update. However, this time, Microsoft revealed that it will patch a vulnerability in MS Word that has been exploited in hacker attacks.
As in previous updates, along with the monthly security update, Microsoft will also upgrade the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, provide a non-security update for the Windows Update application, and offer two updates for Microsoft Update.
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