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Microsoft security patch release for CVE-2026-62832

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Microsoft shipped patches for 421 security flaws, including 236 flaws in Windows, as part of a broad update that also remediates multiple named CVEs. The release covers CVE-2026-62832, CVE-2026-68820, and CVE-2026-72971. CVE-2026-68820 is marked actively exploited and was added to CISA KEV, with federal agencies required to apply the fix by August 25, 2026.

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CISA adds CVE-2026-68820 to KEV catalog

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H score3 First: 12.08.2026 09:41 Last: 12.08.2026 09:41 Sources 1

How related: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has since added CVE-2026-68820 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, requiring federal agencies to apply the fixes by August 25, 2026.

About this happening: CISA added CVE-2026-68820 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, requiring federal agencies to apply fixes by August 25, 2026. The action formal...

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Microsoft security patch release for CVE-2026-68820

Security Patch Release
H score35 First: 12.08.2026 00:28 Last: 12.08.2026 00:28 Sources 1

How related: The actively exploited zero day (CVE-2026-68820) is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock.

About this happening: Microsoft released August 2026 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows operating systems and supported software, fixing 398 vulnerabilities and an actively exploited zero-...

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Adobe security patch release for CVE-2026-48362

Security Patch Release
H score37 First: 11.08.2026 19:50 Last: 11.08.2026 19:50 Sources 1

About this happening: Adobe shipped a priority 1 update for ColdFusion that fixes 15 security defects, including flaws that could enable arbitrary code execution and application D...

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Google’s Chrome security team security patch release for CVE-2026-17650

Security Patch Release
H score16 First: 30.07.2026 12:15 Last: 30.07.2026 12:15 Sources 1

About this happening: Google released Chrome 151 security patches for Windows, Mac, and Linux, fixing 370 vulnerabilities and seven critical issues. The update includes CVEs CVE-2026-...

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Microsoft releases RoguePlanet Defender security update for CVE-2026-50656

Security Patch Release
H score32 First: 17.06.2026 20:36 Last: 17.06.2026 20:36 Sources 1

How related: Soon after, Chaotic Eclipse said the "defense-in-depth updates" introduced by Microsoft to address CVE-2026-50656 can cause Defender to leak 8 bytes of data when attempting to open a file in certain scenarios on Windows 11 25H2 and Windows Server 2025.

About this happening: Microsoft Defender security updates for CVE-2026-50656 remediated RoguePlanet, a privilege-escalation flaw in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.d...

Latest development: 09.07.2026 11:48

Microsoft released security updates for CVE-2026-50656, remediating the RoguePlanet privilege-escalation flaw in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) with version 1.1.26060.3008 and additional defense-in-depth updates. Microsoft said no customer action is required to install the update.

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  1. 12.08.2026 09:41 3 articles · 3h ago

    Microsoft remediates CVE-2026-62832 in Windows User Profile Service

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    Microsoft shipped a fix for CVE-2026-62832, a Windows User Profile Service privilege-escalation flaw disclosed by Chaotic Eclipse as LegacyHive. The issue is described as improper link resolution before file access that could let an authenticated attacker load another user's registry hive, access or modify that user's data, and gain administrator privileges, and the same update also addressed other Windows vulnerabilities.

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