Quite a few cybersecurity incidents took place in 2020. Therefore, there is no surprise that the November Patch Tuesday updates include dozens of security enhancements. Take a closer look at this quick rundown on the number of CVEs that have been tracked down this year:

February: 99 CVEs March: 115 CVEs April: 118 CVEs May: 147 CVEs June: 139 CVEs July: 136 CVEs August: 146 CVEs September: 147 CVEs October: 88 CVES

Vulnerabilities identified this month

As usual, Microsoft products present the highest number of vulnerabilities, with 112 found out of the total 126, the remaining 14 being related to Adobe products.

Vulnerabilities found in Adobe products

This month’s vulnerabilities were identified for the following Adobe products: Acrobat and Reader. Four of these CVEs were rated as Critical and could lead to code execution if a user opened a specially crafted PDF.

Vulnerabilities found in Microsoft products

As expected, quite a few Microsoft products were affected by vulnerabilities. These include products like Microsoft Windows, Office and Office Services and Web Apps, Internet Explorer, Edge (EdgeHTML-based and Chromium-based), Microsoft Teams, Exchange Server, Microsoft Dynamics, Azure Sphere, Windows Defender, Visual Studio, and ChakraCore. Of these 112 patches, 17 were rated as Critical, 93 were rated as Important, and 2 were considered Low in severity.

Which were some of the most severe CVEs?

Of the 126 discovered vulnerabilities, here are those that stood out more than the others:

CVE-2020-17087 – Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2020-17084 – Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2020-17051 – Windows Network File System Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2020-17040 – Windows Hyper-V Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Keep in mind that updating your PC is essential when it comes to getting the latest fixes and helping it run efficiently. In fact, Patch Tuesday updates are far more important than all other regular updates. If you still don’t know how Patch Tuesday works, you’ll find all the answers you’re looking for in this dedicated guide. For a complete list of all identified CVEs for the November Patch Tuesday updates, also take your time to check out this useful article. If you are worried about other vulnerabilities that haven’t yet been covered this month, rest assured that they will most likely be fixed by the next Patch Tuesday updates. Keep an eye on us for fresh info.

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