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Krebs on Security
threat-intel
September 08, 2026 at 21:44 UTC
Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holes
By BrianKrebs
AI Summary
Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday set a new all-time record with 974 CVEs patched, with AI-assisted vulnerability discovery credited for the surge. Two zero-days are actively exploited, 20 vulnerabilities are potentially wormable, and 112 are rated Critical — raising urgent concerns about organizations' capacity to test and deploy patches at this scale. Security experts warn that AI-accelerated patch volume is outpacing human-intensive remediation workflows.
Relevance score: 95.0/100
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