Microsoft has published the September 2021 security updates.

September 2021 Security Updates

Updates this Month

This release consists of security updates for the following products, features and roles.

• Azure Open Management Infrastructure
• Azure Sphere
• Dynamics Business Central Control
• Microsoft Accessibility Insights for Android
• Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
• Microsoft Edge for Android
• Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Extension
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Office Access
• Microsoft Office Excel
• Microsoft Office SharePoint
• Microsoft Office Visio
• Microsoft Office Word
• Microsoft Windows Codecs Library
• Microsoft Windows DNS
• Visual Studio
• Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock
• Windows Authenticode
• Windows Bind Filter Driver
• Windows BitLocker
• Windows Common Log File System Driver
• Windows Event Tracing
• Windows Installer
• Windows Kernel
• Windows Key Storage Provider
• Windows MSHTML Platform
• Windows Print Spooler Components
• Windows Redirected Drive Buffering
• Windows Scripting
• Windows SMB
• Windows Storage
• Windows Subsystem for Linux
• Windows TDX.sys
• Windows Update
• Windows Win32K
• Windows WLAN Auto Config Service
• Windows WLAN Service

Please note the following information regarding the security updates:

Security Update Guide Blog Posts

Date	Blog Post
February 9, 2021	Continuing to Listen: Good News about the Security Update Guide API
January 13, 2021	Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners
December 8, 2020	Security Update Guide: Let’s keep the conversation going
November 9, 2020	Vulnerability Descriptions in the New Version of the Security Update Guide

Relevant Information

• Windows 10 updates are cumulative. The monthly security release includes all security fixes for vulnerabilities that affect Windows 10, in addition to non-security updates. The updates are available via the  Microsoft Update Catalog. For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 operating systems, please see  Windows Lifecycle Facts Sheet.
• Microsoft is improving Windows Release Notes. For more information, please see  What's next for Windows release notes.
• A list of the latest servicing stack updates for each operating system can be found in  ADV990001. This list will be updated whenever a new servicing stack update is released. It is important to install the latest servicing stack update.
• In addition to security changes for the vulnerabilities, updates include defense-in-depth updates to help improve security-related features.
• Customers running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008 need to purchase the Extended Security Update to continue receiving security updates. See  4522133 for more information.

FAQs, Mitigations, and Workarounds

The following CVEs have FAQs, Mitigations, or Workarounds. You can see these in more detail from the Vulnerabilities tab by selecting FAQs, Mitigations and Workarounds columns in the Edit Columns panel.

• CVE-2021-26435
• CVE-2021-30606
• CVE-2021-30607
• CVE-2021-30608
• CVE-2021-30609
• CVE-2021-30610
• CVE-2021-30611
• CVE-2021-30612
• CVE-2021-30613
• CVE-2021-30614
• CVE-2021-30615
• CVE-2021-30616
• CVE-2021-30617
• CVE-2021-30618
• CVE-2021-30619
• CVE-2021-30620
• CVE-2021-30621
• CVE-2021-30622
• CVE-2021-30623
• CVE-2021-30624
• CVE-2021-36956
• CVE-2021-36960
• CVE-2021-36962
• CVE-2021-36969
• CVE-2021-36972
• CVE-2021-38624
• CVE-2021-38629
• CVE-2021-38632
• CVE-2021-38635
• CVE-2021-38636
• CVE-2021-38637
• CVE-2021-38644
• CVE-2021-38645
• CVE-2021-38646
• CVE-2021-38647
• CVE-2021-38648
• CVE-2021-38649
• CVE-2021-38650
• CVE-2021-38654
• CVE-2021-38655
• CVE-2021-38656
• CVE-2021-38657
• CVE-2021-38658
• CVE-2021-38659
• CVE-2021-38660
• CVE-2021-38661
• CVE-2021-38667
• CVE-2021-38669
• CVE-2021-40448

Known Issues

You can see these in more detail from the Deployments tab by selecting Known Issues column in the Edit Columns panel.

For more information about Windows Known Issues, please see  Windows message center (links to currently-supported versions of Windows are in the left pane).

KB Article	Applies To
5005565	Windows 10, Version 2004, Windows Server, Version 2004, Windows 10, Version 20H2, Windows Server, Version 20H2
5005568	Windows 10, Version 1809
5005606	Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Monthly Rollup)
5005607	Windows Server 2012 (Security-only update)
5005613	Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Monthly Rollup)
5005615	Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Security-only update)
5005618	Windows Server 2008 (Security-only update)
5005623	Windows Server 2012 (Monthly Rollup)
5005627	Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Security-only update)
5005633	Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Monthly Rollup)

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center