Patch Tuesday - August 2026
Rapid7 counts 421 vulnerabilities in Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday, with one exploited in the wild and two others publicly disclosed.
Rapid7 counts 421 vulnerabilities published in Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday, including 236 in Windows — below last month's record but still among the largest totals ever. Microsoft is aware of exploitation in the wild for one published vulnerability and public disclosure of two others, though the Security Update Guide's Notable CVEs section omits one of these. Browser vulnerabilities are excluded from the published count, and Microsoft unusually does not appear to have addressed some expected items.
- 421 vulnerabilities published, 236 affecting Windows
- One vulnerability exploited in the wild, two publicly disclosed
- Notable CVEs list omits one of the disclosed flaws
- Volume lower than July's record but historically large
Microsoft is publishing 421 vulnerabilities on August 2026 Patch Tuesday, including 236 vulnerabilities in Windows. This is lower volume than last month’s record-breaking behemoth, but still one of the largest Patch Tuesday totals ever. There is no reason to suppose that Patch Tuesday will ever return to the lower volumes we saw prior to 2026. Microsoft is aware of exploitation in the wild for one of the vulnerabilities published today, as well as public disclosure for two others, although the Notable CVEs section of the Security Update Guide omits one of these. As usual, browser vulns are not included in the Patch Tuesday count above, but unusually, Microsoft does not appear to have…
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