Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday Addresses 398 CVEs (CVE-2026-68820)
Brief
- 42 Critical
- 355 Important
- 1 Moderate
- 0 Low
Microsoft addresses 398 CVEs in the eighth Patch Tuesday of 2026, with three zero-days, including one that was exploited in the wild.
Microsoft patched 398 CVEs in its August 2026 Patch Tuesday release, with 42 rated critical, 355 rated as important and one rated as moderate. Our counts omitted two CVEs assigned by MITRE; CVE-2026-6726 and CVE-2026-6727.