Security News > 2020 > August > Out-of-Band Update Patches Privilege Escalation Flaws in Windows 8.1, Server 2012

Microsoft this week announced the availability of an out-of-band security update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 systems to address two elevation of privilege vulnerabilities in Windows Remote Access.

At the time, the company patched these issues in Windows 10, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, and Windows Server versions 1903, 1909, and 2004.

On August 19 the tech giant announced the immediate availability of an out-of-band update that patches the bugs in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 as well, prompting users to apply the fixes as soon as possible.

To address the issues, Microsoft corrected the manner in which Windows Remote Access handles memory and ensured that the component properly handles file operations.

"Microsoft is announcing the availability of security update 4578013 for all supported versions of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Customers running Windows 8.1 or Server 2012 R2 should install the update for their product to be protected from this vulnerability. Customers running other versions of Microsoft Windows or Windows Server do not need to take any action," the company announced.

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