Microsoft fixes 1,413 security bugs in October Patch Tuesday release

The October 2026 batch of Windows security updates sets a Patch Tuesday record, according to TechSpot. The publication reports that Microsoft released the updates earlier in the week and that every security flaw addressed in the release is tracked under its own individual CVE record.

Covered by 2 publishers within 5 hours of the first report.

• TechSpot: Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday record with more than 1,000 Windows security flaws fixed

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TM Time New New Patch · TIME Staff 7:30 AM

TS TechSpot Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday record with more than 1,000 Windows security flaws fixed · Alfonso Maruccia 12:05 PM

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