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Adobe has fixed a Reader flaw exploited in attacks in the wild, as well as delivered security updates for eleven other products, including Magento, Adobe InDesign, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application, and others. Microsoft has plugged 55 security holes, none actively exploited.
Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out its scheduled monthly security update with patches for 55 security flaws affecting Windows, Exchange Server, Internet Explorer, Office, Hyper-V, Visual Studio, and Skype for Business. Another vulnerability of note is a remote code execution flaw in Hyper-V, which also scores the highest severity among all flaws patched this month with a CVSS rating of 9.9.
A Microsoft Outlook update released today for the desktop client introduced bugs that prevent users from creating or viewing mail. In an incident status message in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center titled 'EX255650: Issue affecting viewing email content in Outlook', Microsoft states that they have identified the root cause of the issue and released a fix.
Microsoft today released fixes to plug at least 55 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. Kevin Breen from Immersive Labs said the fact that this one is just 0.2 points away from a perfect 10 CVSS score should be enough to identify just how important it is to patch.
The Redmond-based firm's Office and Windows flagships house many of the identified vulnerabilities, alongside Internet Explorer, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Skype, and other software. Those who recall the slew of Exchange Server fixes in March and April may experience a sense of deja vu: May brings still more Exchange Server fixes, for Exchange Server 2013 CU23, Exchange Server 2016 CU19 and CU20, and Exchange Server 2019 CU8 and CU9.
Microsoft's monthly security patch release for May 2021 includes cover for 55 documented vulnerabilities, some serious enough to expose Windows users to remote code execution attacks. Microsoft on Tuesday shipped another massive Patch Tuesday bundle with cover for at least 55 documented security vulnerabilities affecting products in the Windows ecosystem.
Today is Microsoft's May 2021 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes three zero-day vulnerabilities, so Windows admins will be rushing to apply updates. With today's update, Microsoft has fixed 55 vulnerabilities, with four classified as Critical, 50 as Important, and one as Moderate.
Microsoft has added support for identifying and assessing the security configurations of Linux and macOS endpoints on enterprise networks using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The secure configuration assessment feature is now in public preview, and it has expanded to include macOS and Linux devices after initially only supporting Windows 10 and Windows Server devices.
This collaboration amplifies Darktrace's self-learning artificial intelligence for cyber security within Microsoft environments, including Microsoft 365 and cloud applications like Azure Sentinel. The partnership between Microsoft and Darktrace provides enhanced security across multi-platform and multi-cloud environments, automates threat investigations, and enables teams to prioritize strategic tasks that matter.
Microsoft is working on addressing an Office 365 issue that has resulted in legitimate emails sent from multiple domains getting tagged as malicious and quarantined. "Users having multiple issues related to email flow, links within email messages and the Microsoft Defender portal," Microsoft says in the Microsoft 365 admin center.