August 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 421 CVEs, One Exploited Zero-Day

T Threat Desk Published Aug 12, 2026 · 00:16 · 1 min read SecurityWeek

A use-after-free in the afd.sys Windows kernel-mode driver has been exploited to gain SYSTEM privileges.

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