October 2021 - Microsoft Releases Security Patches
Advisory Date: OCT 13, 2021
DESCRIPTION
In the November 2020 Microsoft security patch release, Microsoft updated its vulnerability information page. Following the new patch information format, below are some of the CVEs included in the October 2021 release:
- CVE-2021-38672 - Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1 8.0/7.0
- CVE-2021-40461 - Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1 8.0/7.0
- CVE-2021-40486 - Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS:3.0 7.8/6.8
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