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Microsoft patches scary wormable hijack-my-box-via-IPv6 security bug and others

ID: 3361db3c-d694-547e-93e8-a1d7783c4518

STIX ID: report--3361db3c-d694-547e-93e8-a1d7783c4518

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
80/100

Date Published: 2024-08-14

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Jessica Lyons

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### Executive summary Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday discloses 102 total vulnerabilities (90 in Microsoft products plus third-party fixes), including multiple critical 9.8 CVSS remote code execution flaws — notably a wormable, zero-click IPv6 TCP/IP stack RCE (CVE-2024-38063) — and several guest-to-host escape and privilege-escalation bugs; six Microsoft CVEs are already under active exploitation. Adobe, SAP, and Intel also released numerous fixes; organizations should prioritize patching high-severity and actively exploited issues immediately.

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