Microsoft security updates
Microsoft Security Patch Roundup — Week of August 30, 2026
Official Microsoft Security Response Center updates published during the past week, collected for patch planning and review.
Published 30 August 2026 · RCW IT Training
Important: Review the linked Microsoft advisory, affected-product information and available mitigations before deployment. This roundup is an index of official notices, not a substitute for change testing or incident response guidance.
Official MSRC updates
- CVE-2026-68821 Windows Package Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (29 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79218 Incorrect authorization in Sandbox (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79216 Buffer overflow in Blink (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79215 Integer overflow in WebGL (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79214 Improper input validation in Preload (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79212 Missing authorization in Passwords (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79211 Incorrect authorization in USB (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79209 Type confusion in Animation (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79208 Missing authorization in HTTP2 (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79206 Out of bounds read in FileSystem (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79205 Incorrect authorization in Network (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79204 UI misrepresentation in Input (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79203 Improper input validation in DevTools (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79202 Use after free in Chromecast (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79201 Improper access control in Workers (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79200 Use after free in Aura (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79199 Incorrect authorization in Network (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79198 Use after free in Platform (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79197 Use after free in V8 (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79196 Race condition in Editing (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79195 Use after free in Script (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79194 Use after free in Chromoting (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79193 Information leak in Canvas (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79192 Improper input validation in Variations (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79191 Incorrect authorization in SiteIsolation (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79190 Incorrect authorization in Extensions (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79189 Out of bounds write in ANGLE (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79188 Out of bounds write in ANGLE (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79187 Use after free in WebRTC (28 Aug 2026)
- Chromium: CVE-2026-79186 Incorrect authorization in Network (28 Aug 2026)
Recommended next steps
- Identify affected assets and confirm update applicability.
- Prioritise actively exploited or internet-facing risk according to your organisation’s process.
- Test patches in a representative ring, deploy in approved windows and verify service health.
- Record exceptions, mitigations and the next review date.