Microsoft discovers vulnerability in all versions of Windows

Microsoft has uncovered a flaw in all supported versions of its Windows Operating System that could allow hundreds of millions of computers to be taken over by a remote attacker, International Business Times reports. A patch was released on Tuesday to fix the issue, though it appears the exploit has not been used in an attack as of yet.

The flaw was discovered by Microsoft “during a proactive security assessment.” The Security Advisory from the company explains that the exploit could allow attackers to remotely execute code on a computer running all modern versions of Windows: 2003, 2008 and 20012 versions of Windows Server, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT.

Microsoft discovers vulnerability in all versions of Windows