Microsoft has released several security bulletins and associated patches to resolve security issues across their products. This months patch release includes 9 bulletins addressing 28 vulnerabilities. Five of the bulletins are rated Critical and address vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Edge, Windows Graphics Component, Microsoft Office, and the Windows PDF library. The remaining four bulletins were rated Important and addressed vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel- Mode Drivers, Secure Boot, Windows Authentication Methods, and ActiveSync Provider. The Internet Explorer bulletin is rated Critical for affected Windows clients and Moderate.”]
Source: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2016/08/ms-tuesday.html