Warning for Microsoft users as ‘high severity’ flaws spotted – update now
MICROSOFT users have been warned over various 'high-severity' flaws which could leave users vulnerable to security breaches.
On Monday, the Indian government's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) (Chromium based) alerted Microsoft users of several new security flaws in Microsoft Edge.
The problems are affecting Microsoft Edge browser versions before 103.0.1264.71.
What are software vulnerabilities?
Vulnerabilities are flaws in a computer system that weaken the overall security of the device.
The weaknesses may be located within the hardware or the software that runs on the hardware
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Vulnerabilities are considered very dangerous because they can give a remote attacker the ability to get beyond security measures.
Once a bad actor does that, they can run arbitrary code or launch a denial of service (DoS) attack against the impacted system.
This could lead to hackers accessing and stealing your data.
And in more severe cases, they may even be able to take full control of your device.
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Experts from shared the reasons why these vulnerabilities exist: "Use after free in Guest View, Use after free in PDF, Use after free in Service Worker API, Use after free in Views, Insufficient validation of untrusted input in File."
What can I do?
Users are urged to install the proper patches found on the for Microsoft Edge Security Updates webpage.
It's also advised to update your Microsoft Edge to the latest version.
To do this, go to Settings and more > About Microsoft Edge (edge://settings/help).
Once there, you may see one or both of the following toggles: Download and install updates automatically.
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You will definitely also want to use a Firewall, which is considered essential for protection.
Firewalls monitor all incoming and outgoing traffic on your device – so if someone is trying to get into your device, the firewall will keep them out.