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The latest vulnerability discovered by security experts for Windows PCs could allow criminals to gain remote access of your network. Patch!

Security researchers are urging organisations and users to update and patch out a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Windows PC operating systemsMicrosoft is urging organisations and users to update and patch out the vulnerability immediately.

Among a list of 88 vulnerabilities, one in particular – CVE-2024-38063 – stands out because of the potential for criminals to exploit it and theexplains, CVE-2024-38063 is a remote code execution when handling IPv6 or modern internet traffic. Microsoft assigned the vulnerability it found in this execution a severity of 9.8 out of 10, indicating a critical nature.

“Although CVE-2024-38063 is not currently under active exploitation, its potential for damage is significant.” Wei, the cybersecurity expert that found the potential exploit says on X that he will not reveal any more information about it to avoid potential dangers. They said the bug was found several months ago.

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