{
  "id": 595872,
  "title": "August 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 421 CVEs, One Exploited Zero-Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/august-2026-patch-tuesday-microsoft-fixes-421-cves-one-exploited-zero",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T18:46:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SecurityWeek",
    "slug": "securityweek",
    "url": "https://www.securityweek.com/august-2026-patch-tuesday-microsoft-fixes-421-cves-one-exploited-zero-day/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A use-after-free in the afd.sys Windows kernel-mode driver has been exploited to gain SYSTEM privileges. The post August 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 421 CVEs, One Exploited Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dark Reading",
        "title": "Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Deluge Continues With August Updates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/microsofts-patch-tuesday-deluge-continues-with-august-updates",
        "published": "2026-08-11T21:42:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}