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2 stories tagged privilege-escalation.

Microsoft's record 974-CVE patch day buries operators

Microsoft shipped a record 974 CVEs in September 2026 Patch Tuesday, including two actively exploited Windows zero-days. Operators now face a deployment crisis as patch volume overwhelms testing capacity.

Data Today Security Desk · Sep 9, 2026

Cyber security

Bad Epoll kernel flaw CVE-2026-46242 roots Linux and Android

Unprivileged users get root on Linux v6.4+ and Android through Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242). No workaround exists; apply patch a6dc643c6931 now.

Data Today Security Desk · Jul 5, 2026