Microsoft Drops Terrifyingly Large October Patch Update

Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday addresses a record 175 CVEs — including multiple actively exploited zero-days (several EoP bugs and an IGEL Secure Boot bypass), high-severity RCE/security-feature bypasses (notably a WSUS RCE and ASP.NET Core bypass), and the removal of an Agere modem driver; the update coincides with Windows 10 reaching end-of-life, increasing risk for unpatched systems and making these issues high-priority for defenders.