WINDOWS UPDATE CATALOG 2019 08 UPGRADE

Out-of-support systems include Windows 2003В and Windows XP.В If you are on an out-of-support version, the best way to address this vulnerability is to upgrade to the latest version of Windows. Vulnerable in-support systems include Windows 7,В Windows Server 2008 R2, andВ Windows Server 2008.В Downloads for in-support versions of WindowsВ can be foundВ in the Microsoft Security Update Guide.В CustomersВ whoВ use an in-support version of Windows andВ haveВ automatic updates enabled areВ automaticallyВ protected.

Now that I have your attention, it isВ importantВ that affected systems are patched as quickly as possible to prevent such a scenario fromВ happening.В In response, we are taking the unusual step of providing a security update for all customers to protect Windows platforms, including some out-of-support versions of Windows. In other words, the vulnerability is вЂwormableвЂ™, meaning that any future malware that exploits this vulnerability could propagate from vulnerable computer to vulnerable computer in a similar wayВ as the WannaCryВ malware spread across the globe in 2017.В While we have observed no exploitation of this vulnerability, it is highly likely that malicious actors will write an exploit for this vulnerability and incorporateВ itВ into their malware. Today Microsoft released fixes for a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability, CVE-2019-0708,В inВ Remote Desktop Services вЂ“ formerly known as Terminal Services вЂ“ that affectsВ someВ olderВ versions of Windows.В TheВ Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)В itself is not vulnerable.В ThisВ vulnerabilityВ is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction.

Windows update catalog 2019-08