Advisory: Sudden increase in ROP alerts for Office 2013 Applications following Windows Update

Hi Everyone,

A few customers have reported an increase in ROP alerts for Office 2013 applications following a Windows Update that was released today on 18th October. This results in Office 2013 applications reporting a 'ROP Exploit Detected' when they are opened.

Sophos is investigating this issue as a priority and will provide updates via this article as they become available. Please follow the KBA below for more details.

Advisory: Sudden increase in ROP alerts for Office 2013 Applications following Windows Update

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