Microsoft's updates for this month affect Windows, SQL Server, Microsoft Excel and Visual Studio and will require a significant amount of testing.

Today is Microsoft' 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 118 flaws, including five publicly disclosed zero-days, two of which are actively exploited.

The October 2024 Patch Tuesday updates are out for for Windows 11 and Windows 10, and the original version of Windows 11 (21H2) is also reaching end of servicing today.

Patch Tuesday updates for October 2024 manage to tackle many vulnerabilities affecting Microosft Office, and Microsoft Edge.

A second exploited zero-day, CVE-2024-43573, is a Windows MSHTML platform spoofing vulnerability, which enables threat actors to trick users into believing they are visiting a legitimate site in order to harvest information or inject malicious payloads.

Patch Tuesday update addresses five zero days, with eight other vulnerabilities likely to be exploited within weeks.

Microsoft has released the October security patches for Windows systems. The most critical updates address vulnerabilities in the remote access server and telephony. Other notable updates include patches for Remote Registry,

Microsoft's October 2024 Patch Tuesday addresses 118 vulnerabilities, two under active exploitation. Apply fixes now.