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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, September 2026 Security Update Review

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 974 vulnerabilities, including 113 critical and two actively exploited Windows privilege escalation flaws.

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 974 vulnerabilities, its largest release ever, including 113 critical and 860 important, covering Windows HTTP.sys, Hyper-V, Entra ID, Exchange Server, Office, DNS, and more. Two zero-days are confirmed exploited in the wild: CVE-2026-81963 (Windows Update Stack EoP) and CVE-2026-85880 (ALPC heap overflow), both letting authenticated attackers gain SYSTEM privileges. Notable criticals include an Entra ID authentication bypass (CVE-2026-62916) and multiple Windows DNS Server and Office remote code execution flaws.

Google Chrome 153 Update Fixes 42 Security Flaws, Including 3 Critical Ones

Google shipped Chrome 153 fixing 42 vulnerabilities, including three Critical use-after-free and out-of-bounds bugs, with no active exploitation reported.

Google's Chrome 153 Stable channel update (153.0.8010.47/.48 for Windows/macOS, 153.0.8010.47 for Linux) patches 42 vulnerabilities: three Critical, 27 High, ten Medium, and one Low. The Critical flaws are CVE-2026-91721 (use-after-free in Internals), CVE-2026-91749 (use-after-free in Workers), and CVE-2026-91726 (out-of-bounds read in WebGL). Google's bulletin states none of the patched issues are actively exploited, and detailed bug links remain restricted until most users receive the fixes. Bug bounty awards include $1,500 to Hafiizh for CVE-2026-91724 and $1,000 to Jihyeon Jeong of Seoul National University for CVE-2026-91728.

Google Chrome 153 Released With Fixes for 42 Security Vulnerabilities

Google shipped Chrome 153 to the Stable channel fixing 42 vulnerabilities, including three critical flaws in WebGL, Internals, and Workers; no exploitation reported.

Google released Chrome 153 (153.0.8010.47/48) for Windows, macOS, and Linux, patching 42 security vulnerabilities including three rated critical: CVE-2026-91726 (out-of-bounds read in WebGL), CVE-2026-91721 (use-after-free in Internals), and CVE-2026-91749 (use-after-free in Workers). Twenty-eight fixes are rated high severity, covering use-after-free, type confusion, race condition, integer overflow, and authorization flaws across components like V8, Skia, DOM, ServiceWorker, PDF, and Extensions. Google's bulletin indicates no vulnerabilities are currently being exploited in the wild, and external researchers earned rewards up to $1,500 for reported issues. Enterprises are advised to verify fleet-wide deployment via browser-management consoles and enable automatic updates.