The Microsoft January 2022 security updates have been released and consist of 96 CVEs. Of these CVEs, 9 are rated Critical, and 89 are rated Important severity. At the time of release, six are listed as publicly known but none are listed as under active exploit.
The updates apply to a very long list of products, available here. Additionally announced in the Release Notes is a new notification system. See Coming Soon: A Brand-New Notification System!
See the KBs listed at January 2022 Security Updates - Release Notes - Security Update Guide - Microsoft for information regarding known issues with the security updates as well as the CVEs with FAQs, Mitigations and/or Workarounds.
Recommended Reading: See Dustin Childs review and analysis in Zero Day Initiative -- The January 2022 Security Update Review.
Additional Update Notes:
- MSRT -- The Malicious Software Removal Tool is now run on a quarterly basis rather than monthly. See Remove specific prevalent malware with Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool.
- Servicing Stack Updates -- Microsoft now combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the Latest Cumulative Updates (LCU). For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.
- Windows updates are cumulative. The monthly security release includes all security fixes for vulnerabilities that affect Windows, in addition to non-security updates. The updates are also available via search for the KB number in the Microsoft Update Catalog.
- For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems, please see Windows 10 Home and Pro - Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Docs and Windows 11 Home and Pro (Version 21H2) - Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Docs.
- Windows Update History:
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