Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
What Microsoft fixes on the second Tuesday of every month – straight from the official Security Update Guide: number of vulnerabilities, critical and already exploited ones (zero-days), affected products and the history of the last 24 months.
422 of them published on Patch Tuesday (Tue, 11 Aug 2026), the rest added during the month. The month also contains 1,224 CVEs from other issuers that Microsoft ships in its own products (e.g. Chromium in Edge, Linux in Azure Linux) – they are not counted here. Microsoft Security Update Guide
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
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Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120233 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120233 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120233 · MSRC
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Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120233 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120233 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120418 KB5120386 KB5120385 · MSRC
Microsoft Office · KB5002905 KB5002906 KB5002894 KB5002896 · MSRC
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Microsoft Office · KB5002905 KB5002906 KB5002894 KB5002896 · MSRC
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Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120233 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120233 · MSRC
Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates), Server software (Exchange, SharePoint …) · KB5121576 KB5121573 KB5121574 KB5121575 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
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Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5123303 · MSRC
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Microsoft Office · KB5002905 KB5002906 KB5002894 KB5002896 · MSRC
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Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 KB5120233 · MSRC
Developer tools (.NET, Visual Studio …) · MSRC
Developer tools (.NET, Visual Studio …) · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Windows, Windows ESU (Extended Security Updates) · KB5120238 KB5120242 KB5120229 KB5120249 · MSRC
Show all 457 CVEs of this month
Number of Microsoft CVEs per Patch Tuesday by severity; the red dot shows the number of vulnerabilities already exploited. Click a month for the details.
| Month | CVE | Critical | Exploited (zero-day) | Publicly disclosed | Highest CVSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1,475 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 |
| September 2026 | 998 | 131 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
| August 2026 | 457 | 84 | 1 | 3 | 10.0 |
| July 2026 | 663 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 10.0 |
| June 2026 | 220 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 10.0 |
| May 2026 | 162 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 10.0 |
| April 2026 | 181 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 10.0 |
| March 2026 | 97 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 |
| February 2026 | 61 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9.8 |
| January 2026 | 124 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9.9 |
| December 2025 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10.0 |
| November 2025 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
| October 2025 | 180 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 10.0 |
| September 2025 | 94 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| August 2025 | 116 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| July 2025 | 137 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 9.9 |
| June 2025 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9.8 |
| May 2025 | 80 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 10.0 |
| April 2025 | 132 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 9.9 |
| March 2025 | 65 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 9.3 |
| February 2025 | 66 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9.0 |
| January 2025 | 165 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 9.9 |
| December 2024 | 75 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 9.8 |
| November 2024 | 97 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9.9 |
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