Microsoft Fixes 17 Critical Flaws in May Patch Tuesday
2026-05-13T08:52:15Z•78a0fb9f4e2d138b041d1ef18ae24cce06369a884e0a0bd92f4103d50776e3a7
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What happened
A consolidated security roundup reporting Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday with 120 fixes including 17 critical vulnerabilities; discovery of two new high‑severity Linux kernel flaws (‘Dirty Frag’) that can be chained for greater impact; increasing use of AI in both vulnerability discovery and attack development; multiple active malware and supply‑chain incidents (ClickFix/Vidar, Mini Shai‑Hulud typosquats, Daemon Tools trojanized build, fake Claude sites delivering Beagle/DonutLoader, CloudZ RAT); phishing and extortion campaigns (Mass phishing, ShinyHunters Canvas extortion); and policy/defence
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