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Vulnerabilities in various Microsoft products

WHAT HAPPENED?

Microsoft released their April 2021 update to address vulnerabilities in various Microsoft products.

Advanced Users: For a complete description of the security enhancements and affected software refer to:

AFFECTED SYSTEMS:

  • Azure AD Web Sign-in
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure Sphere
  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
  • Microsoft Exchange Server
  • Microsoft Graphics Component
  • Microsoft Internet Messaging API
  • Microsoft NTFS
  • Microsoft Office Excel
  • Microsoft Office Outlook
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint
  • Microsoft Office Word
  • Microsoft Windows Codecs Library
  • Microsoft Windows Speech
  • Open Source Software
  • Role: DNS Server
  • Role: Hyper-V
  • Visual Studio
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Visual Studio Code - GitHub Pull Requests and Issues Extension
  • Visual Studio Code - Kubernetes Tools
  • Visual Studio Code - Maven for Java Extension
  • Windows Application Compatibility Cache
  • Windows AppX Deployment Extensions
  • Windows Console Driver
  • Windows Diagnostic Hub
  • Windows Early Launch Antimalware Driver
  • Windows ELAM
  • Windows Event Tracing
  • Windows Installer
  • Windows Kernel
  • Windows Media Player
  • Windows Network File System
  • Windows Overlay Filter
  • Windows Portmapping
  • Windows Registry
  • Windows Remote Procedure Call Runtime
  • Windows Resource Manager
  • Windows Secure Kernel Mode
  • Windows Services and Controller App
  • Windows SMB Server
  • Windows TCP/IP
  • Windows Win32K
  • Windows WLAN Auto Config Service

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

Some of these vulnerabilities, if exploited, could allow an attacker to take control of the affected software.

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