Government has a ‘warning’ for users of Windows 10, Windows 11, Office and other Microsoft products

The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in) has issued a warning for users of various Microsoft products including Windows 10, Windows 11 and Microsoft Office. The cybersecurity watchdog has reported security bypass vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows products that could be exploited by the attacker to compromise the targeted system.

The agency, which comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, classified the vulnerability as ‘critical’ on the severity scale.

“Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Windows which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, bypass security features, and compromise the targeted system,” Cert-In said.