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JPCERT Alerts on Microsoft August 2026 Security Update and CVE‑2026‑68820 Privilege Escalation

August 25, 2026

JPCERT/CC issued an advisory on August 12, 2026 warning that Microsoft’s August 2026 security patch addresses a critical privilege‑escalation flaw (CVE‑2026‑68820) in the WinSock ancillary function driver. Users are urged to apply the updates immediately via Windows Update or Microsoft Update.

CVE‑2026‑8452 Remote Code Execution in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway – JPCERT Advisory

August 25, 2026

JPCERT/CC warns that CVE‑2026‑8452 enables unauthenticated remote code execution on Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway when used as SAML SP or IdP, affecting multiple older versions. Upgrade is the only mitigation.