Microsoft issues emergency patch to fix serious Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability

Microsoft has issued an emergency, out-of-band patch for an Internet Explorer zero-day that was being actively exploited in targeted attacks. The company says that it learned about the vulnerability through a report from Google. CVE-2018-8653 affects a range of versions of Internet Explorer from 9 to 11, across Windows 7 to 10 and Windows Server. See also: Latest Windows 10 preview build is an early Christmas present for Insiders, with Windows Sandbox and other treats Microsoft has made a free Office app for Windows 10 Microsoft announces Windows Sandbox, a desktop environment for running applications in isolation The vulnerability amounts… [Continue Reading]