August 2026 Patch Tuesday: One Exploited Zero-Day and 62 Critical Vulnerabilities Among 415 CVEs
2026-08-14T19:23:27Z•f6d830e8b6b87b46da22a544bde71d915f2f730b6b87bf119e7018325e74fb80
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What happened
CrowdStrike’s August 2026 security reporting highlights Microsoft Patch Tuesday activity involving 415 CVEs, including one exploited zero-day and 62 critical vulnerabilities; VMware ESXi shell-command obfuscation threat hunting; Astaroth malware developments; AI-agent security and escape prevention; and broader findings on exploitation windows and accelerated AI use by attackers.
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- 2026-08-14T19:23:27Z
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