Security
Microsoft Patches Record-Breaking 569 CVEs in July 2026
Tags Security · Infrastructure · Enterprise
SecurityWeek · CrowdStrike·
Microsoft released its largest Patch Tuesday ever, addressing 569 CVEs (Qualys) or 621 CVEs (Zero Day Initiative) including 56 critical CVEs and 3 zero-day vulnerabilities. The most critical include CVE-2026-56155 (Active Directory Federation Services), CVE-2026-56164 (SharePoint Server), and CVE-2026-57092 (Windows VMSwitch).
Technical significance
The unprecedented scale of Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday highlights the growing attack surface of enterprise software and the critical need for robust vulnerability management in AI-driven computing environments.