[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-microsoft-patches-a-record-622-cves-in-july-update":10,"sections":34},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":24,"tags":25,"sources":29,"feedback":33,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":33,"total_tokens":33},4716,"microsoft-patches-a-record-622-cves-in-july-update","Microsoft Patches a Record 622 CVEs in July Update","AI-assisted bug hunting helped Microsoft triple its previous Patch Tuesday record, though a Dell incompatibility is already causing headaches.","Microsoft's July Patch Tuesday shipped fixes for 622 CVEs across its product line - a new record that more than triples the previous high of 206.\n\nThe bulk of the fixes, over 500, target Windows specifically. Among them is a patch for a zero-day in Windows BitLocker, potentially tied to exploits surfaced by security researcher Nightmare-Eclipse earlier this year. The cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5101650, also kills a storage bug in the Capability Access Manager where a single database write-ahead log file could balloon to 500 GB - poor timing given current SSD pricing pressure. The update additionally promotes an Insider feature to general availability: users can now defer updates for up to 35 days, with reports suggesting the pause-unpause cycle can be repeated indefinitely.\n\nThe record count is being attributed at least partly to Microsoft's earlier bet on AI-assisted vulnerability detection. If that attribution holds, it marks a concrete payoff for the initiative - and raises an awkward implication: the same codebases have apparently been sitting on hundreds of patchable flaws all along.\n\nThe fine print: Microsoft warns that KB5101650 may not reach a subset of Dell devices running Intel processors, citing a compatibility issue that can cause unexpected shutdowns, overheating, and battery drain. A fix is promised in the coming days - which is not the sentence you want attached to a security update.","[\"windows\",\"security\",\"microsoft\",\"patch-tuesday\"]","2026-07-15T10:30:52.000Z","2026-07-15T10:48:23.476Z","2026-07-15T10:48:26.380Z","published",null,[],"security",[26,24,27,28],"windows","microsoft","patch-tuesday",[30],{"name":31,"url":32},"PCGamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fsoftware\u002Fwindows\u002Flatest-microsoft-patch-tuesday-updates-stamp-out-a-record-622-security-vulnerabilities-as-the-companys-ai-enhanced-bug-hunt-looks-to-bear-fruit\u002F",0,{"sections":35},[36,41,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,89,94,99],{"name":37,"slug":38,"count":39,"latest_published_at":40},"AI","ai",2583,"2026-07-15T21:33:20.000Z",{"name":42,"slug":24,"count":43,"latest_published_at":44},"Security",294,"2026-07-15T19:59:48.000Z",{"name":46,"slug":47,"count":48,"latest_published_at":49},"Deals","deals",179,"2026-06-29T20:02:07.000Z",{"name":51,"slug":52,"count":53,"latest_published_at":54},"Policy","policy",158,"2026-07-16T00:02:48.000Z",{"name":56,"slug":57,"count":58,"latest_published_at":59},"Hardware","hardware",122,"2026-07-14T19:46:26.000Z",{"name":61,"slug":62,"count":63,"latest_published_at":64},"Consumer Tech","consumer-tech",93,"2026-07-13T13:20:48.000Z",{"name":66,"slug":67,"count":68,"latest_published_at":69},"Software","software",70,"2026-07-13T19:52:25.000Z",{"name":71,"slug":72,"count":73,"latest_published_at":74},"Science","science",66,"2026-07-10T10:29:37.000Z",{"name":76,"slug":77,"count":78,"latest_published_at":79},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",59,"2026-07-07T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":81,"slug":82,"count":83,"latest_published_at":84},"Gaming","gaming",41,"2026-07-09T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":86,"slug":87,"count":83,"latest_published_at":88},"Startups","startups","2026-06-29T20:55:50.000Z",{"name":90,"slug":91,"count":92,"latest_published_at":93},"General","general",29,"2026-07-10T22:28:58.000Z",{"name":95,"slug":96,"count":97,"latest_published_at":98},"Reviews","reviews",20,"2026-06-24T12:00:01.000Z",{"name":100,"slug":101,"count":102,"latest_published_at":103},"How-To","how-to",6,"2026-06-16T09:00:00.000Z"]