It looks like we have a healthy collection of bulletins for next week’s Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft.

According to the Microsoft Security TechCenter Security Bulletin Advance Notification for April 2013 nine bulletins will be issued with two being rated Critical and the remaining seven listed as Important.

The following software is affected:

  • Internet Explorer
    • IE6
    • IE7
    • IE8
    • IE9
    • IE10
  • Office Suites and Software
    • InfoPath 2010 with SP1 (x86)
    • InfoPath 2010 with SP1 (x64)
  • Server Software
    • SharePoint Server 2010 with SP1
    • SharePoint Server 2013
    • Groove Server 2010 with SP1
    • SharePoint Foundation 2010 with SP1
  • Office Web Apps
    • Office Web Apps with SP1
  • Security Software
    • Windows Defender for Windows 8 and Windows RT
  • Windows (Client)
    • Windows XP with SP3 (x86)
    • Windows XP with SP2 (x64)
    • Windows Vista with SP2 (x86)
    • Windows Vista with SP2 (x64)
    • Windows 7 (x86)
    • Windows 7 with SP1 (x86)
    • Windows 7 (x64)
    • Windows 7 with SP2 (x64)
    • Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
    • Windows RT
  • Windows (Server)
    • Windows Server 2003 with SP2 (x86)
    • Windows Server 2003 with SP2 (x64)
    • Windows Server 2003 with SP2 (Titanium)
    • Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (x86)
    • Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (x64)
    • Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (Titanium)
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 (x64)
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 (Titanium)
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 (Titanium)
    • Windows Server 2012

As usual Microsoft will release more details on these nine bulletins after the updates are made available on Windows Update.  They will also host a webcast to address these updates on April 10, 2013, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada).  You can register for the April Security Bulletin Webcast here.