Microsoft March 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 115 vulnerabilities
March 2020 Patch Tuesday addressed 115 CVEs across Windows, Office, Edge, and Exchange, including critical remote code execution bugs in font, scripting, and SMB components.
Executive briefing: On , Microsoft released security updates remediating 115 CVEs spanning Windows, Office, Edge/IE, Exchange, and development tools. Twenty-six issues were rated Critical, covering remote code execution flaws in font parsing, scripting engines, and SMB components, alongside elevation-of-privilege fixes across Windows core.
Operator action: Prioritize deployment to workstations and servers that expose SMB or run Office and browser workloads, validate antivirus and EDR compatibility, and monitor for exploitation attempts following proof-of-concept releases. Confirm Exchange and SharePoint servers receive the cumulative updates and run health checks after patching.
Sources: Microsoft’s release note and individual advisories provide CVE mappings, severity, and KB numbers for sequencing patches.
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