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August 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 421 CVEs, One Exploited Zero-Day
SecurityWeek
· August 11, 2026AI summary
Microsoft has fixed 421 CVEs in its August 2026 Patch Tuesday, including one exploited zero-day vulnerability. The exploited zero-day is a use-after-free issue in the afd.sys Windows kernel-mode driver, which can be used to gain SYSTEM privileges.
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