Microsoft Patches 1,259 Flaws, Including Exploited Outlook Bug That May Expose NTLMv2 Hashes

Microsoft on Tuesday released patches for a total of 1,259 vulnerabilities spanning its software portfolio, the second consecutive month where the patch volume has exceeded 1,000 flaws. These cover 726 flaws in Windows, 174 in Office, 61 in Developer Tools, 59 in SQL Server, 53 in Developer Tools, and 27 in SharePoint Server. The patches also include 165 non-Microsoft-issued CVE identifiers.