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Microsoft Patches Record 974 Flaws, Including Two Exploited Windows Zero-Days

Microsoft on Tuesday broke Patch Tuesday records by addressing an earth-shattering 974 vulnerabilities spanning its software portfolio, including two flaws that it said have been actively exploited in the wild. These include 723 flaws in Windows, 111 in Office and Office 2016, 62 in SQL, and 22 in Developer Tools. Of these, over 110 shortcomings have been assigned a critical severity rating.

What happened

Microsoft on Tuesday broke Patch Tuesday records by addressing an earth-shattering 974 vulnerabilities spanning its software portfolio, including two flaws that it said have been actively exploited in the wild. These include 723 flaws in Windows, 111 in Office and Office 2016, 62 in SQL, and 22 in Developer Tools. Of these, over 110 shortcomings have been assigned a critical severity rating.

Why it matters

The incident may affect operational continuity, asset safety or trust around Microsoft. Watch for verified scope and remediation.

Affected entities

Microsoft · MSFTNeutral

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1 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent

  1. The Hacker NewsPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
    Microsoft Patches Record 974 Flaws, Including Two Exploited Windows Zero-Days

Claims

  • Microsoft Patches Record 974 Flaws, Including Two Exploited Windows Zero-Days Observed

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Timeline

  1. First reported

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Score explanation

Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust80
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude100
Market relevance74
Entity significance94
Market breadth54
Novelty68
Urgency99
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.8425
Freshness factor0.9813
Breaking bonus8