Microsoft has warned users of 'critical' new vulnerabilities across all versions of Windows which have the potential to spread worldwide...
Windows users, stop what you’re doing because Microsoft has issued a critical warning across all versions of its platforms, including every version of Windows 10, and told users they must act now. Steve Kotecki, Microsoft told users that it has discovered two “critical” Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities which are “wormable”.
This means they could be weaponized to launch malware that jumps automatically from PC to PC, spreading across the world without any action from the user. And there are potentially hundreds of millions of vulnerable computers. Simon Pope, Microsoft’s Director of Incident Response, confirmed the vulnerabilities affect"all supported versions of Windows 10, including server versions." Back in March, Microsoft pegged Windows 10 numbers at affected versions of Windows are Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2" - these are important platforms but with far less market share. Pope stressed speed is of the essence, stating: “It is important that affected systems are patched as quickly as possible,” whileThe level of concern is understandable, particularly for Windows 10. In March, Microsoft stated there arerunning Windows 10 alone and in its advisory security advisories, it warns:"An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the target system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.”
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