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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2020.0096
Microsoft Patch Tuesday update for Microsoft Edge for May 2020
13 May 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Microsoft Edge
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Increased Privileges -- Remote with User Interaction
Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2020-1096 CVE-2020-1065 CVE-2020-1059
CVE-2020-1056 CVE-2020-1037
Member content until: Friday, June 12 2020
Reference: ESB-2020.1202
OVERVIEW
Microsoft has released its monthly security patch update for the month of May 2020.
This update resolves 5 vulnerabilities across the following products: [1]
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based)
IMPACT
Microsoft has given the following details regarding these vulnerabilities.
Details Impact Severity
CVE-2020-1037 Remote Code Execution Critical
CVE-2020-1056 Elevation of Privilege Critical
CVE-2020-1059 Spoofing Important
CVE-2020-1065 Remote Code Execution Critical
CVE-2020-1096 Remote Code Execution Important
MITIGATION
Microsoft recommends updating the software with the version made available on the Microsoft Update Catalogue for the following Knowledge Base articles. [1]
KB4556807, KB4556826, KB4556813, KB4556799, KB4551853
KB4556812
REFERENCES
[1] Security Update Guide
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance
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