CVE-2022-44713

Microsoft has released its final monthly batch of security updates for 2022, fixing more than four dozen security holes in its various Windows operating systems and related software. The most pressing patches include a zero-day vulnerability in a Windows feature that tries to flag malicious files from the Web, a critical bug in PowerShell, and a dangerous flaw in Windows 11 systems that was detailed publicly prior to this week's Patch Tuesday.

Here's what you need to patch now, including six critical updates for Microsoft's final Patch Tuesday of the year.