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Microsoft's June update patches a record 206 security flaws.
Some 32 are rated critical, while three are zero-day flaws.
The update also adds several helpful new features to Windows 11.
Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday updates typically fix a number of security bugs, which is why Windows users should almost always install them. But this month boasts a new record with 206 vulnerabilities being patched, the largest in recent history. And with many of the flaws rated critical and three already publicly disclosed, you'll definitely want to grab this one.
Initially, we reported the number of patched vulnerabilities at 198, which is what several sources had indicated. But other sources pegged the number at 206. Why the disparity, and which number is correct? Depending on which bugs are counted, both numbers are technically accurate.
The 198 number comes from security provider Tenable and other sources, which tallied up the total number of Microsoft-specific CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) for such products as Windows, Office, Hyper-V, and Exchange. But Tenable purposely exluded six CVEs that had already been addressed by Microsoft around the same time as well as two CVEs that were disclosed by non-Microsoft CVE Numbering Authorities (CNAs).
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