Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday record with 974-CVE deluge
Microsoft's record 974-CVE Patch Tuesday ships two exploited Windows zero-days, while Adobe's StyleSmuggler zero-day (CVE-2026-75650) gives unauthenticated RCE in Magento.
Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday addresses 974 CVEs, including two zero-days already under exploitation: CVE-2026-85880, a Windows ALPC privilege escalation leading to SYSTEM via sandbox escape, and CVE-2026-81963, a Windows Update Stack privilege escalation. Adobe patched 172 CVEs, including the max-severity StyleSmuggler zero-day CVE-2026-75650 in Magento and Adobe Commerce, which Sansec reports is being exploited since September 4 to inject PHP into templates and install a C2-connected backdoor. CISA added CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-81963, and CVE-2026-75650 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with patch deadlines of September 22 and September 11. The piece also notes Google-patched Chrome V8 zero-day CVE-2026-85046 lacks a Microsoft advisory for Edge, and flags nine Exchange Server flaws including remote unauthenticated RCE CVE-2026-55007.
Weekly Cybersecurity Newsletter Bulletin – Microsoft 0-day, FortiOS, PAN-OS Flaw, Revolut Data Breach, and 20+ Stories
Weekly roundup: Microsoft patches 973 flaws including two actively exploited zero-days; FortiOS CAPWAP flaw deploys PivotC2 RAT; PAN-OS root RCE disclosed.
Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 973 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days under active exploitation: CVE-2026-85880 (Windows ALPC) and CVE-2026-81963 (Windows Update Stack), both elevation-of-privilege bugs. SOCRadar reported active exploitation of CVE-2025-25249 (CVSS 9.8) in FortiOS CAPWAP, deploying a Node.js RAT called PivotC2 that exfiltrates Exchange mailboxes to Wasabi cloud storage; 178 devices were compromised out of 30,000 scanned IPs, attributed to a Russian-speaking financially motivated group. Palo Alto disclosed CVE-2026-0310, a 9.2-rated buffer overflow enabling root code execution on PA-Series firewalls, and Fortinet disclosed CVE-2026-84393, a ZTNA certificate validation MITM flaw. Cyera also revealed CVE-2026-6471 ('PostGREShell'), a 12-year-old PostgreSQL logical-decoding flaw allowing code execution via REPLICATION-privileged accounts.
Adobe Patches Over 170 Vulnerabilities, Including Commerce Zero-Day
Adobe patched over 170 flaws, including in-the-wild zero-day CVE-2026-75650 (CVSS 10) in Adobe Commerce/Magento enabling unauthenticated RCE and web shell deployments.
Adobe released fixes for more than 170 vulnerabilities across Experience Manager, Acrobat Reader, Photoshop and other products. The Commerce zero-day CVE-2026-75650 (CVSS 10) allows unauthenticated code injection leading to remote code execution and has been exploited since September 4. Sansec reported multiple threat actors deploying backdoors and web shells via the bug, dubbed StyleSmuggler, which triggers injected code through Magento's Payment Transaction Failed Reminder email. Adobe also patched critical Campaign Classic command injection CVE-2026-82004 and two critical ColdFusion RCE flaws (CVE-2026-48273, CVE-2026-75746).
⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Day, Router Hijacks, Coder Supply Chain Attack and More
Weekly recap: actively exploited Chrome V8 zero-day, MikroTik RouterOS zero-day chain, Magento StyleSmuggler backdoor, and critical N-able N-central flaws.
Google patched an actively exploited Chrome V8 type confusion zero-day, CVE-2026-85046 (CVSS 8.8), the sixth exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026. CERT Polska warned of the MikroTrick exploit chain (CVE-2026-67276 and CVE-2026-86060, CVSS 9.2) giving unauthenticated full control of MikroTik RouterOS devices via SSH, observed since September 2. Sansec disclosed the StyleSmuggler Magento/Adobe Commerce zero-day used since September 4 to inject a Rust backdoor into online stores, while N-able patched three critical N-central flaws (CVE-2026-86206, CVE-2026-86207, and CVE-2026-86218, CVSS 10.0) with Huntress observing likely exploitation. Elastic and Morphisec also detailed RevStealer, an information stealer spread via game cheats and a fake Claude Desktop app.
Critical MikroTik Vulnerability - Patch Now, (Sun, Sep 6th)
MikroTik patched a critical SSH authentication bypass already exploited in the wild; attackers add accounts to affected routers for post-patch persistence.
MikroTik released a patch late last week for a critical vulnerability allowing SSH authentication bypass that is already being exploited in the wild, per the vendor's September 2026 advisory. Attackers have been adding new accounts to affected devices to maintain access even after the patch is installed. The patch attempts to detect compromise and set a 'Flagged' status on affected devices, and SANS ISC advises administrators to assume compromise.