Microsoft highlights 116 CVEs including two which were addressed by April patches. Microsoft patched 116 CVEs in the July 2021 Patch Tuesday release, including 12 CVEs rated as critical, 103 rated as important and one rated as moderate. It’s only the second time in 2021 that Microsoft has included more than 100 vulnerabilities in Patch Tuesday, while it passed that milestone eight times in 2020.

Microsoft’s July 2021 Patch Tuesday Includes 116 CVEs (CVE-2021-31979, CVE-2021-33771)

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5004237. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5004245. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5004298. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5004249. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5004238. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5004244. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
151606	KB5004237: Windows 10 Version 2004 / Windows 10 Version 20H2 / Windows 10 Version 21H1 Security Update (July 2021)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	critical
151604	KB5004245: Windows 10 1909 Security Update (July 2021)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	high
151598	KB5004298: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Security Update (July 2021)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	high
151596	KB5004249: Windows 10 1507 LTS Security Update (July 2021)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	high
151592	KB5004238: Windows 10 Version 1607 / Windows Server 2016 Security Update (July 2021)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	critical
151588	KB5004244: Windows 10 version 1809 / Windows Server 2019 Security Update (July 2021)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	critical

Detections

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CVE-2021-33771

high

Tenable Plugins

critical

high

high

high

critical

critical