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Tuesday 8 December 2020

December 2020: is it safe to deploy?

What Microsoft fixed, how urgent it is, and whether anything broke, per Windows version, from Microsoft's release tables, release health, MSRC, CISA, and what the community reports.

Evidence incomplete

December 2020: public evidence is incomplete.

The CVEs it fixes are unknown; no open known issues found in the current public evidence.

MSRC's December 2020 security update document isn't collected.

ChangeIntel's reading of public signals, not advice; check Microsoft's guidance and test before you deploy. Terms

Microsoft CVEs
Unknown
Exploited fixed
Unknown
In CISA KEV
Unknown
Open known issues
0
Out-of-band
0

What to deploy, per Windows version

Mark each version deployed or not for you

All 10 versions:Urgency: UnknownMSRC's December 2020 document isn't collected, so the CVEs it fixes are unknownNo known issues linked to this update were identified in the collected Windows release health data

Windows versionVerdictUpdateRiskWhyYour mark
Win 10 20H2SupersededKB4592438 B 8 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5026361 (security update, 9 May), which includes its fixes +1 more
Win 10 2004SupersededKB4592438 B 8 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5008212 (security update, 14 Dec), which includes its fixes +1 more
Win 10 1909SupersededKB4592449 B 8 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5013945 (security update, 10 May), which includes its fixes +1 more
Win 10 1903Evidence incompleteKB4592449 B 8 DecLowReleased 2165 days ago
Win 10 1809SupersededKB4592440 B 8 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5131085 (security update, 10 Nov), which includes its fixes +1 more
Win 10 1803SupersededKB4592446 B 8 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5003174 (security update, 11 May), which includes its fixes +1 more
Win 10 1607SupersededKB4593226 B 8 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5131291 (security update, 10 Nov), which includes its fixes +1 more
Win 10 1507 (RTM)SupersededKB4592464 B 8 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5065430 (security update, 9 Sep), which includes its fixes +1 more
Server 2019SupersededKB4592440 B 8 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5131085 (security update, 10 Nov), which includes its fixes +1 more
Server 2016SupersededKB4593226 B 8 DecModerateSuperseded by KB5131291 (security update, 10 Nov), which includes its fixes +1 more

Verdicts read public signals for each update: fixed CVEs and their exploitation, known issues, and out-of-band follow-ups. Open an update for every reason and its builds.

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Sources read 12 Nov 18:36 UTC · 273 of 275 readable · 271 fully read · documentation 469/469 current