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Microsoft Patches 398 Flaws Including a Windows Driver Zero-Day Under Active Attack

Microsoft released its monthly security updates on Tuesday, and one of the flaws it closed is already being used in attacks. The bug sits in a core Windows kernel driver that handles network socket operations. An attacker with code already running on a machine can use it to escalate to SYSTEM. That patch goes out first. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-68820 (CVSS score: 7.0) and is the only

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Microsoft Patches 398 Flaws Including a Windows Driver Zero-Day Under Active Attack
Microsoft Patches 398 Flaws Including a Windows Driver Zero-Day Under Active Attack

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