Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy

Microsoft has addressed a historic surge of approximately 972 security flaws in its latest cumulative update, with 112 of them classified as critical. This release includes fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-81963 and CVE-2026-85880, which are currently being actively exploited in the wild. The unprecedented volume of patches reflects the growing impact of AI-driven vulnerability discovery across the tech industry.