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CVE-2024-43491 Windows Update Remote Code Execution: What You Should Know

Discover the key information you need to know about the latest critical Windows vulnerability and what it means for your organization.

Matthew Lloyd Davies - Pluralsight course - CVE-2024-43491 Windows Update Remote Code Execution: What You Should Know
by Matthew Lloyd Davies
Michael Teske - Pluralsight course - CVE-2024-43491 Windows Update Remote Code Execution: What You Should Know
by Michael Teske

What you'll learn

CVE-2024-43491 is a Microsoft Update Servicing Stack vulnerability that has rolled back the fixes for some vulnerabilities affecting optional components on Windows 10, version 1507. This means that an attacker could exploit these previously mitigated vulnerabilities, several of which are under active exploitation. In this course, CVE-2024-43491 Windows Update Remote Code Execution: What You Should Know, you’ll understand what this vulnerability means to you, and the steps you need to take to mitigate your organization’s exposure.

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About the authors

Matthew Lloyd Davies - Pluralsight course - CVE-2024-43491 Windows Update Remote Code Execution: What You Should Know
Matthew Lloyd Davies

Matt has a degree in Chemical engineering and a PhD in mathematical chemistry. He is also a GIAC certified incident handler and penetration tester and has regulated cyber security in the UK civil nuclear sector for many years.

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Michael Teske - Pluralsight course - CVE-2024-43491 Windows Update Remote Code Execution: What You Should Know
Michael Teske

Michael Teske is an Author Evangelist with Pluralsight helping people elevate their skills. He has 20+ years of experience in IT Ops, including 17 as an IT instructor at a community college.

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