Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday is the largest in the company’s history — 570 vulnerabilities patched in a single update cycle. Among them are three zero-days, two of which were actively exploited before Microsoft issued fixes.
The sheer volume is staggering. Previous records hovered around 160-170 patches. This month more than triples that number. The jump likely reflects Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to clear a backlog of vulnerabilities discovered through internal audits and researcher submissions.
The two actively exploited zero-days should be treated as urgent. Any delay in applying these patches means leaving known attack vectors open. The third zero-day was publicly disclosed before a fix was available, giving attackers a head start on weaponizing it.
IT teams should treat this as a priority deployment. With 570 fixes, the attack surface reduction is substantial. Don’t let the volume overwhelm the process — focus on the exploited zero-days first, then work through the rest by severity.
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This article was originally reported by Bleeping Computer. Rewritten and published by The Coolest Info.
