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blog.qualys.com > vulnerabilities-threat-research > 09/08/2026 > microsoft-patch-tuesday-september-2026-security-update-review

Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, September 2026 Security Update Review

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (356+ words) This Patch Tuesday is Microsoft’s largest security update ever, marking a significant increase over other recent massive releases, including the 570 security flaws fixed in July and 400 fixed in August. Qualys InstaScan posted detections for ETM Agent Insta-enabled customers 13 mins after…...

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blog.qualys.com > product-tech > 08/24/2026 > shieldbreak-the-windows-defender-zero-day-with-no-patch-detect-it-mitigate-it-with-qualys

CVE-2026-69414 ShieldBreak Zero-Day: No Patch, and CISA BOD 26-04 Gives You 14 Days

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (436+ words) On August 12, 2026, a publicly available PoC for ShieldBreak was released, showing how a low-privileged local attacker could escalate to SYSTEM. Microsoft assigned CVE-2026-69414 on August 14, 2026, and is developing a security update; no patch is available yet. ShieldBreak is an elevation-of-privilege…...

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blog.qualys.com > vulnerabilities-threat-research > 08/19/2026 > oracle-critical-patch-update-august-2026-security-update-review

Oracle Critical Patch Update, August 2026 Security Update Review

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (89+ words) 53 of the 943 (about 6%) security patches provided by the August Critical Patch Update are for non-Oracle CVEs, such as open-source components included in and exploitable within Oracle product distributions. This batch of security patches received 17 updates for Oracle Database products. The…...