Microsoft is publishing 167 vulnerabilities on April 2026 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft is aware of exploitation in the wild for one of today’s vulnerabilities, and public disclosure for one other. Microsoft evaluates 19 of the vulnerabilities published today as more likely to see future exploitation.
So far this month, Microsoft has provided patches to address 80 browser vulnerabilities, which are not included in the Patch Tuesday count above. Regular Patch Tuesday watchers will know that these vulnerability totals are significantly higher than usual, especially the browser numbers. Late last week, Microsoft published patches to resolve more than 60 browser vulnerabilities in a single day, which is a new record in that very specific category.
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Source: Rapid7
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