Windows 11: May 2026 Patch Tuesday is live
… Microsoft typically begins deploying Patch Tuesday updates at around 1:00 PM ET. …
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Microsoft patches Defender zero-days exploited in live attacks
… MiniPlasma , which gives SYSTEM access on fully patched Windows 11 machines via the Cloud Filter driver, remains unpatched. …
Crimson Desert's next update will add new special mounts and a highly requested feature
Ever since Crimson Desert was released, Pearl Abyss has continued rolling out new updates for the game. Most of these patches have focused on adding features, improving equipment systems, fixing bugs, and improving the overall state of the game. …
MiniPlasma zero-day gives SYSTEM access on fully patched Windows 11
… "I'm unsure if Microsoft just never patched the issue or the patch was silently rolled back at some point for unknown reasons," the researcher wrote on the disclosure. …
Windows zero-day CVE-2026-32202 confirmed as exploited
A Windows Shell vulnerability patched in this month's Patch Tuesday has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA added CVE-2026-32202 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog today, ordering US federal agencies to patch by May 12. …
Windows 11 Release Preview: Copilot in Excel and critical security patches now live
… Notebookcheck covered the May 2026 Patch Tuesday launch. …
Microsoft mitigates YellowKey BitLocker bypass, no patch yet
… This is a workaround, not a patch. …
Steam Deck receives new features via update, including remote downloads
… The patch also fixes numerous minor bugs, such as poor system performance when many unread notifications are displayed, as well as a bug that could cause a cloud savegame to be deleted if a game is uninstalled and re-downloaded without restarting Steam in between. …
Microsoft Exchange Server zero-day exploited via crafted email
… CVE-2026-42897 arrived just two days after May's Patch Tuesday, which patched 120 vulnerabilities but disclosed no zero-days in its release notes. …
Windows Secure Boot certificates start expiring June 24
… Microsoft says devices with expired certificates will continue to start normally and receive standard Windows updates . What they lose is the ability to receive new Secure Boot database updates, certificate revocation lists, and patches for newly discovered boot-layer vulnerabilities. …