Microsoft released fixes for 48 vulnerabilities as part of its August Patch Tuesday update. Fifteen affect Windows, 25 were rated as critical, 21 as important, and 27 could result in remote code execution if exploited.
These patches address problems in Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, SharePoint, SQL Server, Hyper-V, the subsystem for Linux, and Kernel. Two affect all supported versions of Windows, including all editions of Windows 10 and Windows Server. Microsoft said that none of the bugs are being exploited in the wild.
