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To address this risk, today we are providing additional security updates along with our regular Update Tuesday service.

In reviewing the updates for this month, some vulnerabilities were identified that pose elevated risk of cyberattacks by government organizations, sometimes referred to as nation-state actors, or other copycat organizations. For customers managing updates, or those on older platforms, we encourage them to apply these updates as soon as possible.Īlso Adrienne Hall, General Manager Crisis Management at Microsoft has issued the following statement. Customers with automatic updates enabled are protected and there is no additional action required. Some of the releases today are new, and some are for older platforms under custom support agreements, that we are making publicly available today. Today, as part of our regular Update Tuesday schedule, we have taken action to provide additional critical security updates to address vulnerabilities that are at heightened risk of exploitation due to past nation-state activity and disclosures. Although Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 are out of support since years, Microsoft decided, to release security updates for both operating systems.