Microsoft Shatters Patch Record: 200+ Vulnerabilities Fixed

Microsoft patched over 200 security vulnerabilities in a single Patch Tuesday, breaking its previous record of 175 set last October. The haul included 38 critical flaws, a wormable 9.8-severity Windows kernel bug, two actively exploited vulnerabilities, and the first publicly attributed AI-discovered flaw credited to OpenAI's Codex. Researchers say AI-driven bug hunting is fueling the surge, calling it a structural shift rather than a one-off spike. Microsoft's own AI scanning system, MDASH, found 16 flaws last month alone. Experts warn the volume raises quality concerns and signals an era of accelerating, AI-supercharged vulnerability discovery.