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Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to quash at least 74 security bugs in its Windows operating systems and software. Two of those flaws are already being actively attacked, including an especially severe weakness in Microsoft Outlook that can be exploited…
TechRadar Pro spoke to pointed out that many of the vulnerabilities that were being exploited in the wild had a pretty low Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score.
“Sure, there are CVEs listed with a score of 9.4 – but a CVE with a score of 5.2 that is being actively exploited must take center stage and be patched as a matter of priority above the rest,” said Immersive Labs’ Director of Cyber Threat Research, Kevin Breen.
Meanwhile, software vendor Ivanti’s Senior Director of Product Management, Chris Goettl, believes the fact that many of the exploited vulnerabilities have lower CVSS scores, can lead to some organizations simply gleaning over them.