Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday Fixes Massive 570 Flaws, 3 Zero-Days
Microsoft said 59 of the fixes are critical as it rushes customers to patch two actively exploited privilege escalation flaws.
- On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Microsoft released its July Patch Tuesday update, addressing 570 vulnerabilities including three zero-day flaws, with two actively exploited in the wild and one publicly disclosed.
- Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday program reached an unprecedented scale, addressing 622 vulnerabilities across its business products—nearly tripling last month's record of 206 fixes, prompting Dustin Childs, head of threat awareness at Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, to call it the 'Mother of All Releases.'
- The patches include 254 elevation-of-privilege vulnerabilities and 145 remote-code-execution defects. Adobe released 64 unique CVEs across seven bulletins, while SAP patched critical memory corruption flaws in NetWeaver Application Server ABAP rated 9.9 CVSS.
- Microsoft officials recommend customers accelerate patching schedules immediately, as vulnerabilities in Microsoft Defender and identity systems undermine primary defensive controls and pose platform-level risks requiring urgent remediation.
- Tenable researchers project Microsoft will address over 3,000 vulnerabilities by year-end 2026, as automated scanning tools improve bug detection; experts stress defense strategies must prioritize actual risk over raw volume.
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Patch Tuesday roundup: Microsoft fixes a monthly record 569 holes; SAP patches a critical memory corruption bug
Earlier this month Microsoft warned that, because the latest AI models can now help discover vulnerabilities, CSOs will see a higher volume of security updates every month. It wasn’t kidding. Today the company issued a record number of patches, with 59 rated as critical. And Microsoft is now recommending that customers accelerate their patching schedules to more quickly deal with critical flaws. “Normally we have to wait for October or November …
Microsoft Just Patched a Record 570 Flaws in Windows
If you're a Windows user, you may want to install the latest security update ASAP. Microsoft's July Patch Tuesday update fixes a record 570 bugs, including three zero-days that have been actively exploited or publicly disclosed. Previously, June's update was the largest ever, with patches for just over 200 flaws. As BleepingComputer reports, the fixes are broken down across the following categories: 254 elevation-of-privilege vulnerabilities, 17…
Microsoft Patches a Record 570 Security Flaws
Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to plug at least 570 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, almost triple the number of vulnerabilities the software giant fixed in its record-smashing Patch Tuesday release last month. Microsoft attributed the burgeoning patch counts to vulnerability discoveries aided by artificial intelligence. Nearly 60 of the bugs quashed in July’s Patch Tuesday earned a “critical” …
Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes massive 570 flaws, 3 zero-days
Today is Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes security updates for a record-breaking 570 flaws, including two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks and one publicly disclosed. [...]
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