Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday: Tackling 161 Bugs and 3 Wildly Exploited Flaws

Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for January 2025 tackled 161 vulnerabilities, including three actively exploited flaws. This marks the biggest patch fest since 2017. It’s like Microsoft’s New Year resolution was to patch more holes than a cheese factory in Switzerland!

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Hot Take:

Microsoft’s January 2025 Patch Tuesday update is like a New Year’s resolution to fix everything they broke last year! With 161 vulnerabilities patched, it seems like Microsoft decided to be the overachiever in the cybersecurity class. Three actively exploited flaws got their eviction notices, proving that no bug is safe when Microsoft gets serious with its swatter!

Key Points:

  • Microsoft fixed 161 vulnerabilities in its latest Patch Tuesday update.
  • Three of these vulnerabilities were actively exploited in the wild.
  • Vulnerabilities span various services including Windows, Office, and Azure.
  • Critical flaws include a Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
  • Remote Desktop Services also received crucial security patches.

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