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February 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Lots of OOB love this month
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-8088 | WinRAR Path Traversal (CVE-2025-8088) Enables Arbitrary Code Execution | 8.4 | 94% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
| CVE-2026-21509 | Local Security Feature Bypass in Microsoft Office Under Active Exploitation | 7.8 | 71% | KEV | KEV |
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4 min read at helpnetsecurity.com
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and Microsoft has been giving us a lot of love with a non-stop supply of patches starting with January 2026 Patch Tuesday. The January releases addressed 92 vulnerabilities in Windows 11 and Server2025, as well as 79 vulnerabilities for Windows 10 and its associated servers. We also saw updates for legacy 2016 versions of Microsoft Office and even a SQL Server update.
By @helpnetsecurity · helpnetsecurity.com
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