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The May 2020 Patch Tuesday updates fix 147 CVEs
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Updated onMarch 4, 2021
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It’s that time of the month again, andMicrosoftjust released the latest major cumulative updates called theMay Patch Tuesdayupdates.
As with all thePatch Tuesdayupdates from the past, these bring new features, bug fixes, performance enhancements but, most importantly, they come withsecurityimprovements as well.
The past few months have shown a rise in malware andvulnerabilities, and the best testimonies are the 99 CVEs solved inFebruary, the 115 CVEs discovered inMarch, and the 118 CVEs found inApril.
In keeping with the tradition, these latest updates also bring fixes, this time to 147 CVEs
147 CVEs are now fixed with the May patch Tuesday updates
Of the 147 CVEs identified and fix by Microsoft, 36 were related to Adobe products which include Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe DNG.
It is also worth mentioning that 24 of the 36 CVEs were rated asCritical, and most of them consist of Our-of-Bounds (OOB) Reads and Writes.
As far as Microsoft-related CVEs go, 111 were identified, and they cover services like Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based), ChakraCore, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Office Services .
Some extra CVEs were also found with Web Apps, Visual Studio, Microsoft Dynamics, .NET Framework, .NET Core, and Power BI.
The 111 CVEs identified were rated as follows:
Which were some of the most severe CVEs?
These are the most important CVEs covered byMicrosoftduring the May 2020 round ofPatch TuesdayUpdates. For the next set of updates, users will have to wait until June 9.
CVEs provide a reference-method for information-security,vulnerabilities, and exposures without any costs related to them.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
