October 2026 Patch Tuesday Sets a New Microsoft Record With 1,411 Fixes The October 2026 Patch Tuesday has become a new record for Microsoft. BleepingComputer counted 1,411 fixed vulnerabilities. Of these, 70 received a critical rating. The previous record, 966 issues in September, lasted only a month. The Numbers Behind the Record Most of the flaws fall into three groups: elevation of privilege, remote code execution, and information disclosure.