Yesterday , on Microsoft ’ s Patch Tuesday the company released Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability its monthly security patches that fixed Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability 62 security flaws . These fixes also included a fix for a zero-day vulnerability that was under active exploitation before these patches were made available Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability . Microsoft also announced the re-release of its Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 . Microsoft credited Kaspersky Lab researchers for discovering Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability this zero-day , which is also known as Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability CVE-2018-8589 and impacts Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability the Windows Win32k component . A Kaspersky spokesperson told ZDNet , “ they discovered Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability the zero-day being exploited Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability by multiple cyber-espionage groups ( APTs ) . ” The zero-day had been used to elevate privileges on 32-bit Windows 7 versions . This is the second Windows elevation of privilege zero-day patched Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability by Microsoft discovered Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability by Kaspersky researchers . Last month , Microsoft patched Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability CVE-2018-8453 , another zero-day that had been used by a state-backed cyber-espionage group known as FruityArmor . However , in this month ’ s Patch Tuesday , Microsoft has not patched Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability a zero-day that is affecting Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability the Windows Data Sharing Service ( dssvc.dll ) . This zero-day was disclosed Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability on Twitter at the end of October . According to ZDNet , “ Microsoft has published this month a security advisory to instruct users on how to properly configure BitLocker when used together with solid-state drives ( SSDs ) . ” As reported by Microsoft , the Windows 10 October 2018 update caused user ’ s data loss post updating . Due to this , the company decided to pause the update . However , yesterday , Microsoft announced that it is re-releasing Windows 10 version 1809 . John Cable , the director of Program Management for Windows Servicing and Delivery at Microsoft said , “ the data-destroying bug that triggered that unprecedented decision , as well as other quality issues that emerged during the unscheduled hiatus , have been thoroughly investigated and resolved. ” Microsoft also announced the re-release of Windows Server 2019 , which was affected Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability by the same issue . According to ZDNet , “ The first step in the re-release is to restore the installation files to its Windows 10 Download page so that “ seekers ” ( the Microsoft term for advanced users who go out of their way to install a new Windows version ) can use the ISO files to upgrade PCs running older Windows 10 versions. ” Michael Fortin , Windows Corporate Vice President , in a blog post , offered some context behind the recent issues and announced changes to the way the company approaches communications and also the transparency around their process . Per Fortin , “ We obsess over these metrics as we strive to improve product quality , comparing current quality levels across a variety of metrics to historical trends and digging into any anomaly. ” To know more about this in detail , visit Microsoft ’ s official blog post .