Microsoft has resolved a total of 44 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), seven of which were rated as critical and only one of which was being actively exploited in the wild as a zero-day, in a lighter than usual Patch Tuesday release.
This is the second time in 2021 Microsoft has patched fewer than 50 CVEs, the last time being June.
It also marks a significant drop from July’s Patch Tuesday, which fixed 117 vulnerabilities, 13 of which were critical and four of which were being actively exploited at the time.
