Security News > 2018 > November > November 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes 63 flaws, one actively exploited zero-day
2018-11-14 15:34
As part of the November 2018 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released 62 security patches and several advisories. There are 12 critical vulnerabilities among those patched this month, but CVE-2018-8589, a Windows Win32k elevation of privilege flaw that’s being actively exploited by attackers, is not one of them. The attacks exploiting the flaw were flagged by Kaspersky Lab. “The exploit was executed by the first stage of a malware installer in order to gain the necessary … More → The post November 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes 63 flaws, one actively exploited zero-day appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-14 | CVE-2018-8589 | Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys, aka "Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. | 7.2 |