WEEKLY BRIEFING · 13 JUL – 19 JUL 2026 · UTC
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Week 29 sources
Microsoft published 14 Windows KB releases (12 security, 2 out-of-band). MSRC published July 2026 Security Updates. 40 roadmap changes, led by Purview (15) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (7). CISA added 3 Microsoft CVEs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. 16 Azure updates. 32 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
14Windows KB releases
1MSRC release note
40Roadmap changes across 8 products
32Windows and security articles
3Microsoft CVEs added to CISA KEV
Security to act on3
- CVE-2026-58644 — Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data VulnerabilityKEV 16 Jul
- CVE-2026-56164 — Microsoft SharePoint Server Missing Authentication for Critical Function VulnerabilityKEV 14 Jul
- CVE-2026-56155 — Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Insufficient Granularity of Access Control VulnerabilityKEV 14 Jul
Windows releases14
- Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5121767 (OOB), build 26100.889418 Jul
- Windows 11, version 25H2 — KB5121767 (OOB), build 26200.889418 Jul
- Windows 10, version 1607 — KB5099535 (B), build 14393.933914 Jul
- Windows 10, version 1809 — KB5099538 (B), build 17763.902014 Jul
- Windows 10, version 21H2 — KB5099539 (B), build 19044.754814 Jul
9 more
- Windows 10, version 22H2 — KB5099539 (B), build 19045.754814 Jul
- Windows 11, version 23H2 — KB5099414 (B), build 22631.737614 Jul
- Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5101650 (B), build 26100.887514 Jul
- Windows 11, version 25H2 — KB5101650 (B), build 26200.887514 Jul
- Windows 11, version 26H1 — KB5101649 (B), build 28000.252514 Jul
- Windows Server 2016 — KB5099535 (B), build 14393.933914 Jul
- Windows Server 2019 — KB5099538 (B), build 17763.902014 Jul
- Windows Server 2022 — KB5099540 (B), build 20348.538614 Jul
- Windows Server 2025 — KB5099536 (B), build 26100.3315814 Jul
MSRC security releases1
Windows and security news32
- Out-of-band update to address Windows update issue affecting some devices with Intel IPF driver18 Jul
- Edge 150.0.4078.83: Chromium security fixes17 Jul
- WAF - WAF Release - 2026-07-17 - Emergency17 Jul
- 90-Day Reminder: Windows Server 2022 will reach end of mainstream support on October 13, 202616 Jul
- Announcing Trusted Launch for Virtual Machines for Windows Server Insiders16 Jul
27 more
- Edge 150.0.4078.80: Chromium security fixes16 Jul
- 90-Day Reminder: Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows 10 LTSB 2016 reaching end of updates on October 13, 202615 Jul
- Updated guidance explains Windows monthly updates and servicing15 Jul
- Announcing the ASIM Parser Creation Agentic Experience15 Jul
- New Privileged Token Context Telemetry Boosts Advanced Hunting in Microsoft Defender15 Jul
- Introducing scheduled antivirus scans on Microsoft Defender Linux15 Jul
- Customer Offerings: Solution Optimization for GitHub Copilot15 Jul
- Enforcement phase for Kerberos RC4 protections begins with the July 2026 Windows security update14 Jul
- The July 2026 Windows security update is now available14 Jul
- Hunting Local AI Tools on macOS with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint14 Jul
- Microsoft Defender now integrates with Dragos, Forescout, & Armis for OT Security14 Jul
- XBOX, The Coalition and NVIDIA announce a PC partnership for Gears of War: E-Day14 Jul
- FortiAuthenticator: Out of bounds read in GUI14 Jul
- FortiOS: Buffer overread in authd and wad daemon14 Jul
- FortiOS: Header injection in captive portal authentication form14 Jul
- FortiOS: Header injection in Web Filter warning page14 Jul
- FortiOS: Path traversal in CLI command allows deletion of root file system14 Jul
- FortiOS: SSL-VPN Reflected XSS14 Jul
- FortiOS: Stack Buffer Overflow in Log Report14 Jul
- FortiSandbox: Unauthenticated VNC access exposed on all interfaces14 Jul
- FortiSIEM: Cross-Site Scripting in Domain parameter14 Jul
- FortiSIEM: Supers override fails to properly override supervisor address14 Jul
- Missed certificate verification in AD Connector communication with FortiClient EMS14 Jul
- WAF - WAF Release - 2026-07-1414 Jul
- Building toward an Agentic SOC: A Portable, Autonomous Malware Investigation Agent13 Jul
- Patch the Kernel, Skip the Reboot: The Case for Arc-Enabled Hotpatching on Windows Server 202513 Jul
- Improving Windows Search Box, with less clutter and more control13 Jul
Product news34
Microsoft Graph · 11
- Mailbox import and export (beta): 1 API change passage17 Jul
- Calendar (v1.0): 5 API change passages17 Jul
- Identity and access (v1.0): 13 API change passages16 Jul
8 more
- Identity and access (v1.0): 2 API change passages16 Jul
- Device and app management (v1.0): 2 API change passages16 Jul
- Identity and access (v1.0): 2 API change passages15 Jul
- Files (beta): 2 API change passages15 Jul
- Identity and access (beta): 2 API change passages15 Jul
- Security (beta): 1 API change passage15 Jul
- Device and app management (beta): 1 API change passage13 Jul
- Search (beta): 2 API change passages13 Jul
Commercial changes · 6
- Multiparty private offers expand to more markets16 Jul
- 2026 France and French territories Tax ID update15 Jul
- Meet the MCAPS Start for Partners speakers15 Jul
3 more
Azure · 5
- Network Security Perimeter for Azure Event Hubs: Hardening Your Data Streams17 Jul
- Az Update - Week 2 of the return editions17 Jul
- Azure Elastic SAN: Pooled, Cloud-Native Block Storage That Actually Acts Like a SAN17 Jul
2 more
Windows 365 · 3
- Add Cloud Apps from a file path in Public Preview13 Jul
- Cloud PC Settings is now generally available13 Jul
- Updated provisioning policy page in Microsoft Intune13 Jul
GitLab · 1
- GitLab 19.216 Jul
Intune · 1
Microsoft 365 Blog · 1
Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK · 1
Pester · 1
- Pester 6.0.118 Jul
PSParseHTML · 1
- PSParseHTML 2.2.018 Jul
SharePoint · 1
Teams · 1
Ubiquiti UniFi · 1
Azure updates16
- Generally Available: Azure Functions support for Python 3.1417 Jul
- Public Preview: Azure Functions Support for PowerShell 7.617 Jul
- Generally Available: Microsoft Defender security assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server17 Jul
- Generally Available: Encryption in Transit for Azure Files NFS Shares in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)17 Jul
- Announcing: Multi-agent orchestration patterns including Magentic in Microsoft Agent Framework15 Jul
11 more
- Announcing: Agent Harness in Microsoft Agent Framework15 Jul
- Announcing: Multi-agent orchestration SDK with the Microsoft Foundry Agent Framework in C# and Python15 Jul
- Announcing: Tracing for Microsoft Agent Framework (Python and .NET)15 Jul
- Announcing: CodeAct pattern and Hyperlight containers in Microsoft Agent Framework15 Jul
- Announcing: Episodic procedural memory in Microsoft Agent Framework15 Jul
- Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-July 202615 Jul
- Generally Available: Expanding Azure Arc SQL Migration with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines15 Jul
- Public Preview: Advanced platform metrics in Azure Monitor15 Jul
- Announcing: DevUI Agent Inspector for Microsoft Agent Framework15 Jul
- Public Preview: Azure Front Door edge actions14 Jul
- Generally Available: Azure Databricks SQL Serverless in UK West13 Jul
From the community8
- The Demise of the OWA Light Client17 Jul
- From Initial Access to Persistence: Abusing Synced Passkeys in Azure17 Jul
- Admin control for SSO prompts in Windows; finally, an off switch!16 Jul
- How to Schedule Teams Meetings from Shared Mailboxes16 Jul
- Cross-Tenant Message Recall and Duplicate DDG Detection Enhance Exchange Online Messaging15 Jul
Microsoft 365 roadmap40
Purview · 15
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention to prevent Microsoft 365 Copilot processing content with sensitivity labels supports all storage locations17 Jul
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Trigger Power automate workflows as outcome of DLP rule match15 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - AI Powered Data Loss Prevention Policy Optimizer15 Jul
12 more
- Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management - Power Automate integration with records management14 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing OCR support14 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention - Add support of hyperlinks in warn & block toast messages for Edge browser14 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention: Add control to include or exclude Default file paths exclusions for Windows14 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Information Protection-Content Explorer – Enhanced Tag (SIT, Labels) Filter at UI Layer14 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Purview Information Protection | Classifier Simulation Mode (Health Monitoring)14 Jul
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention for endpoints - Optical character recognition (OCR) support for embedded images in endpoint13 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – notification and improved search capabilities13 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery – Enhancement of Loop and Copilot Pages in Review and Export13 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Information Protection- New Summary Metrics in Content Explorer for Unscanned Files and Classification History Details13 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management- Insider risk management for agents13 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management-Insider risk management for agents13 Jul
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 7
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Use Agent 365 agents within Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Declarative Agents17 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Find meetings based on topics and keywords15 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): SharePoint list support in Agent Builder15 Jul
4 more
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Admins can manage access more precisely with support for nested permissions in Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow13 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot connectors are available for U.S. Department of Defense environment13 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Engage private content in M365 Copilot13 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Surveys Agent and Copilot Chat in Microsoft Forms13 Jul
Viva · 6
- Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Agent 365 dashboard for managers17 Jul
- Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Agent 365 Dashboard in Insights15 Jul
- Microsoft Viva: Engage: Detect moderated themes in images15 Jul
3 more
SharePoint · 5
- SharePoint: Microsoft 365 Archive file-level archiving15 Jul
- SharePoint: Enterprise store plugins in Copilot in SharePoint14 Jul
- SharePoint: Personal Skills in Copilot in SharePoint14 Jul
2 more
4 more products · 7 changes
Outlook · 3
- Outlook: All Day events to show up more clearly in the Mail module Calendar Preview17 Jul
- Outlook: Emails marked with External to be supported as Rules conditions15 Jul
- Outlook: add attachments while offline in the new Outlook for Windows13 Jul
Teams · 2
- Microsoft Teams: Breakout rooms up to 1,000 Attendees in Teams meetings17 Jul
- Microsoft Teams: Report external users for security concerns in Teams14 Jul
Microsoft 365 admin center · 1
OneDrive · 1
Other public updates41
- Out-of-band update to address Windows update issue affecting some devices with Intel IPF driver18 Jul
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: AIR Investigation Experience Improvements17 Jul
- Copilot Analytics - Agent 365 dashboard for managers17 Jul
- Microsoft Excel: Summarize text columns and generate categories with Copilot17 Jul
- Microsoft Outlook: Collaborate with Copilot while drafting email17 Jul
36 more
- Find your group sites faster with the new My Sites tab in OneDrive for iOS17 Jul
- Copilot in Excel: Brand Kit skill17 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management - Unified alert queue17 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management - Expanding note capabilities across alerts and cases17 Jul
- Microsoft Outlook: Meeting Insight is retiring17 Jul
- Microsoft OneDrive: Exclude specific folders from syncing17 Jul
- Teams frontline mobile onboarding guide retirement17 Jul
- Microsoft Teams: Enhanced file filtering in channel Shared tabs17 Jul
- 90-Day Reminder: Windows Server 2022 will reach end of mainstream support on October 13, 202616 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Sales - Teams owned opportunities to be researched by Sales Opportunity Agent16 Jul
- Power Automate - Visualize desktop flows with flow chart view16 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service - Next Best Actions with Customer Intent Agent16 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations - Manage exchange rate variances in cash advance transactions16 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Contact Center - New "After Conversation Work" presence for representatives in wrap-up15 Jul
- Microsoft SharePoint Online: Restricted access control for sites enforced across Microsoft 365 search15 Jul
- Microsoft Teams: Meeting memory file generation15 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Enhanced user profile in Insider Risk Management alerts15 Jul
- Microsoft Teams: Enhanced delegated calling with delegate call access restrictions and join notifications15 Jul
- Retirement notice: Instances policy location in Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention15 Jul
- 90-Day Reminder: Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows 10 LTSB 2016 reaching end of updates on October 13, 202615 Jul
- Power Automate - Automate PowerPoint presentations in desktop flows15 Jul
- Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels15 Jul
- Microsoft SharePoint: Restricted content discovery enhancements for Copilot and Microsoft 365 search14 Jul
- Microsoft Forms automated email sender domain is changing14 Jul
- Network best practices for Teams town halls and live events with third‑party providers14 Jul
- The July 2026 Windows security update is now available14 Jul
- The July 2026 Scan Cab is available14 Jul
- Notice: The July 2026 Scan Cab for Microsoft updates is delayed14 Jul
- Enforcement phase for Kerberos RC4 protections begins with the July 2026 Windows security update14 Jul
- Neutral-themed SharePoint UI in page editing and property panes13 Jul
- Microsoft Viva: Create and customize Power BI reports13 Jul
- Microsoft Teams: Custom recording and transcription notifications now available for 1:1 calls13 Jul
- End of support for OneDrive sync app on Windows 10 21H2 and earlier13 Jul
- Microsoft Entra: Passkeys by default and retirement of Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication13 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations - Enable time zone independent behavior on Time Entry Grid13 Jul
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations - Configure Maximum Daily Time Entry Duration13 Jul
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