Executive Summary

Microsoft released its September security update, fixing a record 972 vulnerabilities, 112 of which were high or critical. This surpasses previous monthly records of 570 and 620 vulnerabilities patched. The update underscores the growing number of vulnerabilities reported by major tech firms.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: Schneier on Security - Published Date: 2026-09-14T11:03:26+00:00 - Category: vulnerabilities

Original Description: Once a month, Microsoft pushes a security update to all Windows users. Tomorrow’s is a new record: Microsoft’s patch for September is a doozy, with a record number of roughly 972 vulnerabilities fixed and 112 of them meeting the high critical-severity threshold. It was only two months ago that Microsoft patched a then-record 570 vulnerabilities. Then, last month, Microsoft patched some 620 of them. Google and other companies have also published record numbers of vulnerabilities in...

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