Patch Tuesday
AI-driven bug hunting fuels record Microsoft Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has released patches for 570+ vulnerabilities on July 2026 Patch Tuesday, including two that are being leveraged by attackers (CVE-2026-56155 and CVE-2026-56164), …
Microsoft demystifies how Windows updates work
Microsoft has published a guide explaining the Windows servicing model, outlining the purpose of monthly security updates, optional preview releases, hotpatch updates, and the …
July 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Is CVE tracking still practical?
I was off by a month in my forecast of record-setting CVE releases from Microsoft. In June, we saw the deluge of over 200 reported CVEs that I expected in May. There were 116 …
Record Microsoft Patch Tuesday, fresh zero-day
Microsoft marked its largest-ever Patch Tuesday this month, by shipping fixes for nearly 200 vulnerabilities. Within hours, “Nightmare Eclipse”, the researcher …
May 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: AI starts driving security industry changes
Microsoft May 2026 Patch Tuesday is now live: Many fixes, but no zero-days Project Glasswing. This is one of three major security industry changes I’ll cover today. The …
April 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Spring-cleaning of a preview
I just blinked and the first quarter of the year is GONE. Where does the time go? I looked back at my article from last month where I touched on the use of AI and some of the …
Microsoft patches 80+ vulnerabilities, six flagged as “more likely” to be exploited
On March 2026 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft addressed 80+ vulnerabilities affecting its software and cloud services. Of these, two were publicly disclosed, but not actively …
March 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Is AI security an oxymoron?
Developers and analysts are using more AI tools to produce code and to test both the performance and security of the finished products. They are also embedding AI …
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 6 exploited zero-days fixed in February 2026
Microsoft has plugged 50+ security holes on February 2026 Patch Tuesday, including six zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by attackers in the wild. The “security feature …
February 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Lots of OOB love this month
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and Microsoft has been giving us a lot of love with a non-stop supply of patches starting with January 2026 Patch Tuesday. The …
January 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: And so it continues
Welcome to a new year of my Patch Tuesday forecast blog where I provide a summary of Microsoft and other vendor’s security patch activity (and reported issues) for the month, …
December 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: And it’s a wrap
It’s hard to believe that we’re in December of 2025 already and the end of the year is fast approaching. Looking back on the year, there are two major items that really stand …
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