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#1 The Hacker News general November 11, 2026 at 08:17 UTC

Microsoft Patches 1,259 Flaws, Including Exploited Outlook Bug That May Expose NTLMv2 Hashes

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

AI Summary

Microsoft's November 2026 Patch Tuesday addressed 1,259 vulnerabilities — the second consecutive month exceeding 1,000 fixes — including 726 Windows flaws, 174 Office bugs, and an actively exploited Outlook zero-day (CVE-2026-124194) that can expose NTLMv2 hashes. The patch volume, combined with critical Exchange, SharePoint, and LDAP bugs, makes this an urgent prioritization challenge for defenders managing large Windows estates.

Relevance score: 92.0/100

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