Security News > 2024 > March > Microsoft March 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 60 flaws, 18 RCE bugs

Today is Microsoft's March 2024 Patch Tuesday, and security updates have been released for 60 vulnerabilities, including eighteen remote code execution flaws.
This Patch Tuesday fixes only two critical vulnerabilities: Hyper-V remote code execution and denial of service flaws.
The total count of 60 flaws does not include 4 Microsoft Edge flaws fixed on March 7th. Furthermore, Microsoft did not disclose any zero-days as part of today's Patch Tuesday updates.
Microsoft has fixed a Microsoft Defender vulnerability that could.
"An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could prevent Microsoft Defender from starting," explains Microsoft.
Below is the complete list of resolved vulnerabilities in the March 2024 Patch Tuesday updates.
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