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Krebs on Security

Patch Tuesday, April 2026 Edition

BrianKrebs · 2026-04-14 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

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T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
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"##6 - 33825 ), a privilege escalation bug in windows defender. according to bleepingcomputer, the researcher who discovered the flaw published exploit code for it after notifying microsoft and growing exasperated with their response. will dormann, senior principal vulnerability a…"

Summary

Microsoft today pushed software updates to fix a staggering 167 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including a SharePoint Server zero-day and a publicly disclosed weakness in Windows Defender dubbed "BlueHammer." Separately, Google Chrome fixed its fourth zero-day of 2026, and an emergency update for Adobe Reader nixes an actively exploited flaw that can lead to remote code execution.