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Microsoft patches 87 vulnerabilities in October 2020 Patch Tuesday update

Dev Kundaliya

14 October 2020 • 2 min read

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Twelve of them are listed as 'Critical'

Microsoft has released its October 2020 Patch Tuesday update, addressing a total of 87 security vulnerabilities across 12 products. Of the 87 security bugs fixed this month, 12 are listed as 'cr...

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