Seriously?! More Vulnerabilities?

Right, listen up. Apparently, some clowns over at Microsoft are STILL letting shit slip through in their updates. This month’s patch Tuesday is a goddamn mess of 76 vulnerabilities. SEVENTY-SIX! Like they don’t have enough people getting paid to test this crap before it goes live?

The worst offender? A critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) bug in the Windows Graphics Component – meaning some script kiddie can probably own your system just by showing you a pretty picture. Fantastic. There’s also a bunch of stuff in Exchange Server, which, honestly, who even *uses* that anymore without a dedicated security team? And don’t even get me started on the Azure vulnerabilities. Cloud is great until it isn’t.

They’re claiming fixes are available, naturally. But you know how these things go – patch one thing, break another. It’s always a trade-off with Microsoft. And of course, there’s the usual smattering of elevation of privilege nonsense. Because giving users *more* access is ALWAYS a good idea.

Basically, update your systems if you want to avoid getting pwned. But don’t expect it to be smooth sailing. I swear, managing Windows feels like constantly putting out fires with a leaky garden hose while simultaneously being attacked by rabid badgers.

Source: SANS ISC Diary – For when you need to know your life is about to get worse

Related Anecdote (Because I Feel Like Complaining)

I once had to roll back a Windows update on 300 machines because it bricked the audio drivers. Three hundred! The help desk tickets were… unpleasant. The user who reported it first? Sent me a glitter bomb in the mail. A *glitter bomb*. I’m still finding sparkles, and I hate everything.

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