Microsoft Releases August 2020 Security Updates

Threat ID:: CC-3596
Threat Severity:: Low
Published:: 12 August 2020 12:00 AM

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Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

Microsoft Windows

Versions: all (EdgeHTML-based and Chromium-based)

Microsoft Edge

Internet Explorer

Microsoft Office

Versions: all

Microsoft Office & Office Services and Web Apps

Versions: all

Microsoft ChakraCore

ASP.NET

Microsoft SQL Server

.NET Framework

The following platforms are also known to be affected:

Microsoft Scripting Engine Versions: all

Microsoft JET Database Engine Versions: all

Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Versions: all

Microsoft Dynamics Versions: all

Threat details

Introduction

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

Remediation advice

Users and administrators are encouraged to review Microsoft’s August 2020 Security Update Summary and Deployment Information and apply any relevant updates.

Last edited: 12 August 2020 4:00 pm