Microsoft Security Bulletin Coverage For August 2024

Overview

Microsoft’s 2024 Patch Tuesday has 87 vulnerabilities, 36 of which are Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities. The SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team has analyzed and addressed Microsoft’s security advisories for the month of 2024 and has produced coverage for ten of the reported vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities with Detections

Release Breakdown

The vulnerabilities can be classified into following categories:

For August there are seven critical, 79 important and one moderate vulnerabilities.

2024 Patch Tuesday Monthly Comparison

Microsoft tracks vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited at the time of discovery and those that have been disclosed publicly before the patch Tuesday release for each month. The above chart displays these metrics as seen each month.

Release Detailed Breakdown

Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities

Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Spoofing Vulnerabilities

Tampering Vulnerability

Security News

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