Patch Tuesday - October 2026
Microsoft's October 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes dozens of Windows flaws, including AD FS spoofing and Desktop Window Manager privilege bugs.
Rapid7's October 2026 Patch Tuesday roundup catalogs numerous Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities across Active Directory Federation Services, Desktop Window Manager, HTTP.sys, drivers, and other components. The highest listed score is 9.1 for AD FS spoofing flaw CVE-2026-96252, while several Desktop Window Manager elevation-of-privilege bugs are assessed as exploitation more likely. Most entries are rated exploitation unlikely or less likely, and the excerpt does not report confirmed active exploitation.