February 2026 Patch Tuesday: Six Active Zero-Days & 53 Other Flaws Addressed

Microsoft's February 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 59 vulnerabilities — including six actively exploited zero‑days (three publicly disclosed before patches) — spanning Windows, Azure, GitHub Copilot/Visual Studio, Office, and Remote Desktop components; several are high‑severity RCE and privilege‑escalation flaws, CISA added the six zero‑days to its KEV catalog, and organizations are urged to prioritize patching and use vulnerability/attack-surface monitoring to ensure coverage.