Network appliances stay unpatched for over a year as exploits speed up
Microsoft analysis of 383,000 CVEs shows median patch time for network appliances exceeds one year while exploitation occurs in days.
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2 articles · newest firstMicrosoft Study Shows 78% of Exploited Vulnerabilities Enable System Takeover
Attackers prioritize flaws giving remote code execution or privilege escalation, with patch times ranging from two weeks to over a year.
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