Microsoft releases February 2026 security updates
Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software with Microsoft's February 2026 Patch Tuesday.
Of the fixed vulnerabilities: 25 are elevation of privilege vulnerabilities, 5 are Security Feature Bypass vulnerabilities, 12 are remote code execution vulnerabilities, 6 are information disclosure vulnerabilities, 3 are denial of service vulnerabilities and 7 are Spoofing Vulnerabilities.
This month's Patch Tuesday also includes fixes for 6 zero-day vulnerabilities:
CVE-2026-21510 - Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability;
CVE-2026-21513 - MSHTML Framework Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability;
CVE-2026-21514 - Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability;
CVE-2026-21519 - Desktop Window Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability;
CVE-2026-21525 - Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Denial of Service Vulnerability;
CVE-2026-21533 - Windows Remote Desktop Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
More information on vulnerabilities and updates is available in the Microsoft’s February 2026 Security Updates page – microsoft.com
Source: bleepingcomputer.com
16 February 2026