Microsoft’s August update fixes a Windows flaw that’s already being attacked
Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday security update addresses 42 critical vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, and Exchange Server. Credit: Clint Patterson / Unsplash As part of August’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released security updates that address 398 new vulnerabilities. Alongside Windows and Office, other products and services are also affected: Teams, Exchange Server, Hyper-V, Windows Defender, Visual Studio, and Microsoft’s cloud services.
- ▪Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday security update addresses 42 critical vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, and Exchange Server.
- ▪Credit: Clint Patterson / Unsplash As part of August’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released security updates that address 398 new vulnerabilities.
- ▪Alongside Windows and Office, other products and services are also affected: Teams, Exchange Server, Hyper-V, Windows Defender, Visual Studio, and Microsoft’s cloud services.
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Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday security update addresses 42 critical vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, and Exchange Server. Credit: Clint Patterson / Unsplash As part of August’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released security updates that address 398 new vulnerabilities. Alongside Windows and Office, other products and services are also affected: Teams, Exchange Server, Hyper-V, Windows Defender, Visual Studio, and Microsoft’s cloud services. Microsoft classifies 42 of the vulnerabilities as critical. Among the remainder, all but one are classified as high risk. One Windows flaw is already being exploited in the wild, while two vulnerabilities were already publicly known beforehand. The next scheduled Patch Tuesday will be on September 8th, 2026.
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