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Microsoft Patch Tuesday for May 2021 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities

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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2021-31166
Use-After-Free RCE in Microsoft Windows HTTP Protocol Stack (http.sys)
9.8100%KEV
KEV
CVE-2021-31194
+1 related CVE
OLE Automation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
8.8
group max
2%

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Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing 55 vulnerabilities across its suite of products, the fewest in any month since January 2020. There are only three critical vulnerabilities patched in this month, while two are of “moderate” severity and the rest are “important.” All three critical vulnerabilities, however, are considered "more likely” to be exploited, according to Microsoft.

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