Microsoft fixes 421 bugs and a Windows zero-day in August Patch Tuesday - update ASAP

Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday addresses 421 vulnerabilities across Windows and other products and patches a Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock elevation-of-privilege zero-day that has been observed exploited in the wild; the article urges users to prioritize updates. The report also notes two other zero-day flaws (including a User Profile Service elevation-of-privilege issue), minor feature improvements in Windows, and Microsoft’s use of an AI-driven scanning tool (MDASH) to find vulnerabilities more quickly.