# Microsoft Shatters Another Record, Patching 973 Vulnerabilities in September > Source: > Published: 2026-09-12 00:11:43+00:00 [fria](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u/fria) 1 Microsoft [patched](https://cybersecuritynews.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-update-september-2026/) a record 973 vulnerabilities this September, beating their other [records](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/microsoft-patches-a-record-570-security-flaws/) from earlier this year. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/10/microsoft-shatters-another-record-patching-973-vulnerabilities-in-september/](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/10/microsoft-shatters-another-record-patching-973-vulnerabilities-in-september/) 3 Likes I donno but doesnt this remind people of the CIA in the 1980s Iran Contra. “WE investigated ourselves and found ourselves Not Guilty!” [eyJhbG](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u/eyJhbG) 3 This is the unfortunate new reality of bleeding-edge AI models identifying vulnerabilities faster and at a scale humans cannot keep up with and software vendors trying to get ahead of the inevitable wave of vulnerabilities once those models are released to the public.