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vulnerabilityvia Cisco Talos Intelligence

There's only so much code: the rise in vulnerability numbers

The September Microsoft Patch Tuesday release included 975 vulnerability advisories. This month, 1,415 vulnerabilities were just dropped. Compared to a pre-June average of 100 a mo...

Oct 20, 2026 UTC
vulnerabilityvia Krebs on Security

Microsoft Patches More Than 1,400 Security Flaws

Microsoft today issued updates to fix more than 1,400 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Today's epic patch batch dwarfs September's reco...

Oct 13, 2026 UTC
vulnerabilityvia Krebs on Security

Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holes

Microsoft Corp. today issued updates to plug at least 974 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, by far its biggest single patch batch ever. Microsoft...

Sep 8, 2026 UTC