Microsoft Patch Tuesday Audit – February 2020

Microsoft Fixes 99 Vulnerabilities

The February 2020 Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates have arrived. Microsoft released fixes for 99 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, 12 of which are classified as critical vulnerabilities.

Microsoft had one of its largest patch bundles, as the tech giant released fixes for 99 CVE-listed vulnerabilities. The good news in all of this is that updating OS, browsers, and Office will resolve most of your vulnerabilities from the Microsoft side.

Five of the bugs are listed as publicly known at the time of release, four of which are important in severity and one critical IE vulnerability that is also listed as under active attack.

Internet Explorer Zero-day Vulnerability

A critical vulnerability found in Internet Explorer (CVE-2020-0674) has been publicly disclosed and is currently being exploited in the wild.

Microsoft warned about this zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) browser last month, but fixes have officially been rolled out only on this month’s Patch Tuesday.

This Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

ESUs for Windows 7, Server 2008 and 2008 R2

Windows 7, Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Extended Security Updates are still being documented publicly, which is likely to cause some confusion. Bummer: this doesn’t mean that everyone has access. You do need to meet certain criteria, which Microsoft has lined out in their Windows 7 ESU frequently asked questions.

Run the February 2020 Patch Tuesday Audit Report

Similar to previous months, we’ve created an Audit Report that checks if the assets in your network are on the latest Microsoft patch update. It’s color-coded to give you an easy and quick overview of which assets are already on the latest Windows update, and which ones still need to be patched. All admins are advised to install these security updates as soon as possible to protect Windows from security risks.

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Overview: February 2020 Security Updates

Below is the full list of all vulnerabilities and released advisories in the February 2020 Patch Tuesday updates.

Source: February 2020 Security Updates – Release Notes

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