Security News > 2022 > October > Microsoft October 2022 Patch Tuesday fixes zero-day used in attacks, 84 flaws
Today is Microsoft's October 2022 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes fixes for an actively exploited Windows vulnerability and a total of 84 flaws.
The above counts do not include twelve vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft Edge on October 3rd. For information about the non-security Windows updates, you can read today's Windows 10 KB5018410 and KB5018419 updates and the Windows 11 KB5018427 update.
This month's Patch Tuesday fixes two publicly zero-day vulnerabilities, one actively exploited in attacks and one publicly disclosed.
The vulnerabilities were disclosed to Microsoft through Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative and were expected to be fixed today.
"The October 2022 SUs do not contain fixes for the zero-day vulnerabilities reported publicly on September 29, 2022," reads the Microsoft Exchange bulletin.
Below is the complete list of resolved vulnerabilities and released advisories in the October 2022 Patch Tuesday updates.
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