Microsoft Patches Over 1,000 Vulnerabilities in November 2026 Patch Tuesday Release
Microsoft has released its November 2026 monthly security updates for Windows, Office, Azure, and other products, addressing a total of 1,093 vulnerabilities.
The update, published on November 10, 2026, also resolves an additional flaw in the third-party library Tencent RapidJSON tracked as CVE-2026-124586.
Product distribution shows Windows receiving the highest number of fixes at 726, followed by Office with 174, SQL Server with 59, Developer Tools with 53, SharePoint Server with 27, Azure with 20, and Exchange Server with 9.
Impact categories include 535 privilege escalation vulnerabilities, 296 remote code execution issues, 156 information disclosure problems, 46 denial-of-service flaws, 27 security feature bypasses, and 22 spoofing vulnerabilities.
Severity ratings comprise 63 Critical issues, 1,029 Important issues, and one Moderate issue.
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