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Widening enterprise endpoint protection and patch-management gap

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Enterprise endpoint protection is deteriorating as patch compliance lags, increasing the risk of breaches and downtime across managed devices. A March 23, 2026 resilience index found 24% of endpoint vulnerability management platforms were outside compliance, up from 20% the year before. The trend is amplified by 127-day average delays for critical Microsoft Windows updates and a growing share of permanently unpatched endpoints.

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Rising critical Microsoft vulnerabilities across Windows, Azure, Dynamics 365, and Office

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First: 19.05.2026 17:00 Last: 19.05.2026 17:00 Sources 1

About this happening: Microsoft’s vulnerability volume stayed broadly stable, but **critical flaws** doubled year over year across **Windows, Azure, Dynamics 365, and Office**, increasing the likelihoo...

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Microsoft Exchange CVE-2026-42897 mitigation advisory

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First: 15.05.2026 12:40 Last: 15.05.2026 12:40 Sources 1

About this happening: **Microsoft** issued immediate mitigation guidance for **CVE-2026-42897**, reducing risk for **Exchange Server 2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition (SE)** on-premises servers that...

Latest development: 15.05.2026 15:35

Microsoft issued temporary mitigation guidance for CVE-2026-42897 while a patch is still in development, recommending the Exchange Emergency Mitigation (EM) Service, which is enabled by default and can be checked with the Exchange Health Checker script, or the Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT) for disconnected or air-gapped environments. Microsoft noted that the mitigations can disrupt features such as OWA Print Calendar and Inline images, and that servers older than March 2023 cannot receive new mitigations through EM Service.

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First: 14.05.2026 21:53 Last: 14.05.2026 21:53 Sources 1

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Microsoft May 2026 Patch Tuesday release

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First: 13.05.2026 13:36 Last: 13.05.2026 13:36 Sources 1

About this happening: Microsoft's **May 13, 2026 Patch Tuesday** release fixed **138 vulnerabilities** across its product portfolio, including **Windows**, **Azure**, and **Edge**. None of the flaws we...

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Microsoft security patch release for CVE-2026-41089

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First: 13.05.2026 00:46 Last: 13.05.2026 00:46 Sources 1

About this happening: **Microsoft** and other major software vendors shipped a heavy **May 2026** patch cycle, with fixes spanning **Windows**, **iOS**, **Firefox**, **Oracle** products, and **Chrome**...

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Timeline

  1. 23.03.2026 02:00 2 articles · 2mo ago

    Absolute Security publishes 2026 endpoint protection risk findings

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    Absolute Security’s 2026 Resilience Risk Index says endpoint cybersecurity software fails to protect one in five enterprise devices, leaving organizations with the equivalent of 76 days a year of increased network access for cybercriminals. The report says 24% of endpoint vulnerability management platforms are outside compliance, critical updates for Microsoft Windows are delayed by an average of 127 days, nearly 10% of enterprise endpoints are permanently unpatched, and Windows 10 has been out of support since October 2025.

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