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91 vulnerabilities discovered in January during Patch Tuesday
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Updated onFebruary 9, 2021
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2020 has been a rocky year for Windows 10 and Adobe users, with a record-breaking number of CVE’s discovered each month.
For comparison, 2020 had more discovered CVEs than the entire of 2019 by the end of August, with numbers finally showing a decrease in December.
Speaking of which, here is a brief summary of how many CVE’s were detected each month:
2021 starts off with a total of 91 CVEs discovered in January
Vulnerabilities found in Adobe products
This month only 9 CVEs were found, and they affected the following Adobe products:
Adobe Campaign Classic, Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate, InCopy, Captivate, and Bridge.
Fortunately, the onlyCriticalCVE found this month was the one affecting Adobe Illustrator.
Vulnerabilities found in Microsoft products
On the other hand, the bulk of the discovered CVEs are comprised of those that affect Microsoft products, being found in the following:
Microsoft Windows, Edge (EdgeHTML-based), ChakraCore, Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps, Visual Studio, Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, .NET Core, ASP .NET, and Azure
The CVEs were classified based on their severity, as follows:
Which were some of the most severe CVEs?
As always, there are CVEs that are to be taken a lot more seriously than the others, and in the case of this month’s updates, they are the following:
2020 finished off with 1250 total detected CVEs, and it looks like 2021 will follow the trend, with almost 100 from the very first month.
Remember that if you use any of the affected products mentioned above, even if the vulnerability is not rated as being Critical or Important, it is highly advised that you get the latest patches immediately.
Speaking of which, if you have no idea howPatch Tuesdayworks, check outthis detailed guidewhere we will explain everything to you.
Additionally, you can even download the updates directly from this detailed guide, and even read up on all the changes that have come.
What do you think about this month’s number of detected CVEs? Tell us all about it in the comments section below.
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