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Microsoft Patches Record 1,413 Flaws, Including Exploited Windows Shell Bug

The Hacker News·October 14, 2026·1 min read
Microsoft Patches Record 1,413 Flaws, Including Exploited Windows Shell Bug

Microsoft patched a record 1,413 vulnerabilities on Tuesday, including an actively exploited Windows Shell bug. The fixes cover 1,102 Windows flaws, 134 in Office, 61 in Developer Tools, 36 in SharePoint Server, and 22 in SQL Server. Over 670 are privilege escalation issues, with more than 300 remote code execution flaws.

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