Microsoft fixes over 1,000 vulnerabilities in November Patch Tuesday
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Admiralty grading (A–F · 1–6)
Source reliability
- A Completely reliable
- B Usually reliable
- C Fairly reliable
- D Not usually reliable
- E Unreliable
- F Cannot be judged
Information credibility
- 1 Confirmed
- 2 Probably true
- 3 Possibly true
- 4 Doubtful
- 5 Improbable
- 6 Cannot be judged
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Key insight
The November Patch Tuesday bundles over 1,000 CVEs and marks the second consecutive month of record volume; no concrete exploitation is mentioned.
Description
Microsoft addressed roughly 1,090 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure and other product lines in its November security update. The release formally lists 1,094 CVEs, including 726 for Windows and 174 for Office; smaller patch counts apply to SQL Server, Exchange and other components. It is a monthly aggregate release without mention of a specifically actively exploited vulnerability. The volume again exceeds the totals of previous years and continues the trend toward very large Patch Tuesday volumes.
Risk score
- strategic relevance
- 0.10
Path: strategic