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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2020 Edition

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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2020-1048
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly allows arbitrary writing to the file system
7.817%PoC
CVE-2020-1337
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly allows arbitrary writing to the file system
7.814%PoC ×2
CVE-2020-1380
Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine
7.824%KEV
KEV
CVE-2020-1464
File Signature Validation Spoofing in Microsoft Windows
7.839%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2020-1472
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation (Zerologon) in Microsoft Netlogon Domain Controllers
5.599%KEVRansomwarePoC
KEV

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3 min read at krebsonsecurity.com

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 120 security holes in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two newly discovered vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited. Yes, good people of the Windows world, it’s time once again to backup and patch up!

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