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Microsoft SMB Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (Cat I impact)

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Microsoft has released a security bulletin addressing a vulnerability affecting the Server Message Block (SMB) implementation in various versions of Microsoft Windows. SMB is an application layer protocol used to provide shared access to network resources. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would send a malicious SMB packet to an affected system. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and compromise the affected system.

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Vulnerability ID: V-26521

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