Microsoft’s August 2023 Patch Tuesday Fixes Six Critical Vulnerabilities and Two Exploited Zero-Days

Microsoft’s August 2023 Patch Tuesday has just arrived. The update addresses a total of 74 vulnerabilities, six of which have critical severity, and two zero-days that are actively exploited. Additionally, there are two security advisories: ADV230003 and ADV230004. 

The ADV230003 advisory serves as an update regarding the zero-day issue identified as CVE-2023-36884 (initially disclosed in the July 2023 Patch Tuesday). The second zero-day concern tackled by August 2023 Patch Tuesday is labeled as CVE-2023-38180. 

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