Microsoft's next security updates are slated for release June 8.

The company won't patch this latest vulnerability that fast, said Storms. "No way," he said via instant message when asked what chance Microsoft has to ready a fix in three weeks. "They are already saying it's difficult to reproduce, [so] it will be a low priority at the moment. But the info is public, so you can bet it's getting eyeballs and things can change rapidly."

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