Yesterday Microsoft published monthly compilation of its security bulletins, known as 'Patch Tuesday'.
There are several patches rated "Critical" and "Important":
MS11-081 regarding vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (all versions)
MS11-078 regarding remote code execution vulnerabilities in .NET and Silverlight frameworks
Bullettin MS11-077, rated "Important", describing several vulnerabilities in Windows kernel, which may lead to remote code execution.
Full list of latest Microsoft security bulletins, can be found here:
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/microsoft-patch-tuesday-october-2011
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