In a rare advisory, NSA urges users to patch BlueKeep flaw [telecom]

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The National Security Agency has issued a rare advisory warning users to update their systems to protect against BlueKeep, a new security vulnerability with the capacity to rapidly spread between computers.

The "critical"-rated bug affecting computers running Windows XP and later, can be exploited to remotely run malware at the system level, which has full access to the computer. Because the bug is remotely exploitable, any unpatched computer connected to the internet may be at risk.