Records Are Made to Be Broken: Patch Tuesday Raises Triage Stakes

Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday is the largest on record with fixes for 622 unique CVEs, including three zero-days (two being actively exploited) and dozens of critical high-severity flaws across Windows, Office, Exchange, Edge and other products; CISA has added some of these to its known exploited vulnerabilities list. The report stresses prioritizing exploited and internet-exposed infrastructure, rapid patch deployment, improved asset management, and using risk-scoring resources (EPSS, KEV) because AI-driven exploit development is accelerating vulnerability discovery and exploitability.