Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday update today, which includes a fix for a zero-day flaw affecting Microsoft Office Access that has been targeted by hackers. Other fixes address issues in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Windows and other products.
Microsoft released its August Patch Tuesday update Aug. 12 with 11 bulletins that plug 26 security holes across multiple products. Six of the bulletins are rated "critical" and address remotely exploitable flaws in Internet Explorer, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Office Access, Microsoft Office and the Windows operating system. The critical bulletins swat a total of six bugs in Internet Explorer, five affecting Microsoft Office filters, four in Microsoft Excel, three in Microsoft PowerPoint, and one apiece affecting Office Access and the Windows Image Color Management system. Microsoft Patch Tuesday Targets 26 Application Flaws - Security
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