Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday record with 974-CVE deluge

The vulnpocalypse is upon us, dear reader. Microsoft delivered a record number of patches to address 974 CVEs in its own products this month, including two bugs that Redmond says are already under exploitation. September's record-breaking collection of security updates come after Microsoft served up 421 fixes in August, and 622 in July. We've seen the new normal and we are not impressed. Thanks, but no thanks, AI. In addition to Microsoft’s massive patch drop, Adobe on Tuesday issued 10 bu