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Google reveals a Windows vulnerability as Microsoft fails to patch it

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Google’s Project Zero website has disclosed an unpatched Windows vulnerability to the public, as Microsoft has failed to fix it within the 90-day deadline provided by the security research team.
Google has been actively finding new security vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s products through its Project Zero research wing. The company has now disclosed an issue with Windows, which Microsoft hasn’t patched within the 90-day window given by Google after reporting it to the Redmond giant.
Last time around Google played foul and disclosed a serious Windows vulnerability to the public just 10 days after revealing it to Microsoft. However, this time the Redmond giant is to blame for not fixing a security issue affecting its operating systems ranging from Windows Vista Service Pack 2 to the latest Windows 10.

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