Microsoft has released patches for 84 vulnerabilities in its products on its monthly Patch Tuesday, but failed to deliver fixes for two zero-day flaws.
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Greg Lambert evaluates the risks to existing applications and environments in each month s Patch Tuesday cycle.
Easing into the new year with a modest January Patch Tuesday
Microsoft started 2021 with a relatively benign update cycle for Windows and Microsoft Office systems, delivering 83 updates for January. There are no Zero-days or “Patch Now” recommendations. Pashaignatov / Getty Images
Microsoft rolled into 2021 with a fairly benign update cycle for Windows and Microsoft Office systems, delivering 83 updates for January.
Yes, there is an update to Windows defender (CVE-2021-1647) that has been reported as exploited. Yes, there has been a publicly disclosed issue (CVE-2021-1648) in the Windows printing subsystem. But there are no Zero-days and no “Patch Now” recommendations for this month. There