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Microsoft's New 'Risk Cohorts' Leave Out October's One Exploited Bug

Of the 1,417 Microsoft-assigned CVEs in October's release, only a Windows Shell bug that silences download warnings is under attack, and CISA wants it fixed by Oct. 16. Microsoft's new triage groups leave it out, which shows why exploitation has to come first.

Tech  · 14 Oct 2026, 13:03  · Daniel Okafor