Microsoft Ships Record 1,413 Patches, One Exploited — SkimNews
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- Microsoft shattered its own Patch Tuesday record by shipping patches for 1,413 vulnerabilities in a single release
- Microsoft confirmed one of the patched flaws — a Windows Shell bug — has come under active exploitation in the wild
- Windows accounted for the largest share of the haul with 1,102 of the 1,413 flaws patched
- Microsoft Office contributed 134 patched flaws, followed by 61 in Developer Tools and 36 in SharePoint Server
- SQL Server rounded out the breakdown with at least 22 flaws addressed in the same cycle
Why it matters: With one of the 1,413 flaws already under active exploitation, organizations face an urgent patching priority beyond routine monthly maintenance. The record volume — spanning Windows, Office, SharePoint, and SQL Server simultaneously — forces security teams to triage across every major Microsoft product line at once, amplifying the operational load on already stretched IT and security staff.
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