Tech giant Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it is working on a patch to fix a recently discovered vulnerability or bug. The exploit was published by Google on the public domain just 10 days after the company informed Microsoft.

In a statement posted on the company's official blog, Microsoft head of Windows and devices group Terry Myerson wrote, "All versions of Windows are now being tested ... and we plan to release [the patches] publicly on the next Update Tuesday, Nov. 8."

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Microsoft also criticized Google's disclosure policy regarding the publication of the vulnerability to the public. Microsoft said that Google's decision to release the vulnerability to the public may have compromised some of the former's customers, according to Computer World.

Google, following the disclosure, said that the company have notified Microsoft about the flaw on Oct. 21. Google added that since hackers were actively exploiting the flaw, the company's seven-day policy applied.

Also on Oct. 21, Google informed Adobe of a flaw in the latter's Flash Player which attackers can take advantage using a multi-exploit package that includes attacks on both Windows and Flash. Adobe was able to patch the flaw on Oct. 26.

On its part, Microsoft criticized Google for tagging the vulnerability as "particularly serious." Microsoft argued that users can protect their computers from said exploits by simply updating their Adobe Flash Players.

Google and Microsoft have been on each other's throat regarding vulnerability disclosures for quite some time already. Microsoft accuses Google of publicly disclosing vulnerabilities before the former can issue the necessary patch. The tension between the two tech giants started back in 2010 when a Google security engineer publicly disclosed a critical Windows flaw just five days after notifying Microsoft.

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