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Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2026, (Tue, Aug 11th)

Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2026, (Tue, Aug 11th)
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THIS report summarizes the Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2026, detailing patches for 418 vulnerabilities, including 62 critical ones. Key vulnerabilities include:

1. **CVE-2026-68820**: Windows WinSock elevation vulnerability, exploited in the wild (CVSS 7.0).

2. **CVE-2026-62832**: Publicly disclosed Windows User Profile Service elevation issue (CVSS 7.8).

3. **CVE-2026-72971**: Windows Container isolation driver tampering (CVSS 5.5), publicly disclosed but not exploited.

4. **CVE-2026-62815** and **CVE-2026-62878**: Critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft QUIC and DNS Server (CVSS 9.8), both remote code execution vulnerabilities not exploited in the wild.

Administrators are advised to prioritize updates particularly for vulnerabilities with potential for exploitation in the wild.

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