WEEKLY BRIEFING · 10 AUG – 16 AUG 2026 · UTC
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Week 33 sources
Microsoft published 12 Windows KB releases (12 security). MSRC published 404 new Microsoft CVEs, 44 critical, 1 already exploited in the wild. 37 roadmap changes, led by Purview (13) and Teams (9). CISA added 1 Microsoft CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. 12 lifecycle milestones fall in the next 30 days. 10 Azure updates, including 1 retirement. 22 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
12Windows KB releases
1MSRC release note
37Roadmap changes across 12 products
22Windows and security articles
404Microsoft CVEs published · 44 critical
1Microsoft CVEs added to CISA KEV
Security to act on5
- CVE-2026-65660 — Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityCISA KEV
- CVE-2026-68820 — Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilityexploited
- CVE-2026-69414 — Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilitydisclosed
- CVE-2026-72971 — Windows Container Isolation FS Filter Driver (unionfs.sys) Tampering Vulnerabilitydisclosed
- CVE-2026-62832 — Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilitydisclosed
Windows releases12
- Windows 10, version 1607 — KB5120418 (B), build 14393.941811 Aug
- Windows 10, version 1809 — KB5120238 (B), build 17763.912111 Aug
- Windows 10, version 21H2 — KB5120249 (B), build 19044.766311 Aug
- Windows 10, version 22H2 — KB5120249 (B), build 19045.766311 Aug
- Windows 11, version 23H2 — KB5120240 (B), build 22631.751711 Aug
7 more
- Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5121003 (B), build 26100.916811 Aug
- Windows 11, version 25H2 — KB5121003 (B), build 26200.916811 Aug
- Windows 11, version 26H1 — KB5121000 (B), build 28000.270411 Aug
- Windows Server 2016 — KB5120418 (B), build 14393.941811 Aug
- Windows Server 2019 — KB5120238 (B), build 17763.912111 Aug
- Windows Server 2022 — KB5120242 (B), build 20348.549911 Aug
- Windows Server 2025 — KB5120233 (B), build 26100.3329611 Aug
MSRC security releases1
Windows and security news22
- 60-Day Reminder: Windows Server 2022 will reach end of mainstream support on October 13, 202614 Aug
- Announcing new Release Preview builds for 14 August 202614 Aug
- 60-Day Reminder: Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows 10 LTSB 2016 reaching end of updates on October 13, 202614 Aug
- Edge 151.0.4129.86: Chromium security fixes and 1 Edge-specific fix14 Aug
- Windows Office Hours: August 20, 202613 Aug
17 more
- Security Review for Microsoft Edge version 15013 Aug
- 90-Day Reminder: Windows 11, version 23H2 Enterprise and Education editions reach end of updates on November 10, 202612 Aug
- Join the Azure Arc Customer & Engineering Forum for Windows Server12 Aug
- FortiClient: Heap overflow in kernel driver due to missing size validation12 Aug
- FortiManager: FGFM Authentication Weakening via CLI Configuration12 Aug
- FortiOS: Stack buffer overflow in WAD12 Aug
- FortiOS: UI DoS attack12 Aug
- FortiSIEM: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)12 Aug
- FortiWeb: Broken access control in the RADIUS type admin group12 Aug
- FortiWeb: Content-Encoding WAF Evasion12 Aug
- HTTP/2 Bomb CVE-2026-4997512 Aug
- GitLab Patch Release: 19.2.2, 19.1.4, 19.0.612 Aug
- The August 2026 Windows security update is now available11 Aug
- Building Microsoft Sentinel Connectors in Minutes with the Sentinel Connector Builder Agent11 Aug
- WAF - WAF Release - 2026-08-1111 Aug
- MCP safety & evaluation with the Agent 365 CLI & Agent Governance Toolkit10 Aug
- Edge 151.0.4129.78: Chromium security fixes10 Aug
Lifecycle milestones in the next 30 days12
- Retirement · 2 products: Azure AI Document Intelligence (formerly known as Azure Form Recognizer) v2.0 API; Azure document Intelligence v2.1 Container 31 Aug
- Retirement · 5 products: Computer Vision API v1.0; Computer Vision API v2.0; Computer Vision API v2.1; Computer Vision API v3.0; Computer Vision API v3.1 13 Sep
- Retirement · 3 products: Azure Functions 1.0 Deprecation; Azure Monitor Data Collector API; Monitoring Support for AKS-Engine 14 Sep
- Retirement · 2 products: Activity logs legacy connector, storage integration API; Azure Maps Gen1 Price Tier 15 Sep
Product news63
Microsoft Graph · 17
- Backup and recovery (v1.0): 17 API change passages14 Aug
- Identity and access (beta): 2 API change passages14 Aug
- Tenants (v1.0): 63 API change passages13 Aug
14 more
- Mail (beta): 2 API change passages12 Aug
- Teamwork and communications (beta): 3 API change passages12 Aug
- Files (beta): 1 API change passage12 Aug
- Files (v1.0): 1 API change passage12 Aug
- Mail (beta): 7 API change passages12 Aug
- Files (beta): 3 API change passages11 Aug
- Identity and access (beta): 3 API change passages11 Aug
- Identity and access (beta): 2 API change passages10 Aug
- Files (beta): 1 API change passage10 Aug
- Files (v1.0): 1 API change passage10 Aug
- Teamwork and communications (beta): 2 API change passages10 Aug
- Teamwork and communications (beta): 11 API change passages10 Aug
- Identity and access (v1.0): 10 API change passages10 Aug
- Security (beta): 2 API change passages10 Aug
Commercial changes · 6
- Grow your security practice at IT Nation14 Aug
- Prepare customers for a simpler, unified Microsoft Copilot app experience14 Aug
- Monthly Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program update13 Aug
3 more
Jamf Pro · 5
- AI moves faster than your controls. Here’s how to fix it.13 Aug
- Back to school: Is your tech really ready for the classroom?12 Aug
- Bridging the gap: helping teachers adopt technology with confidence12 Aug
2 more
Azure · 4
- Resilient Azure Platforms: Durable Functions, Cosmos DB, and DR by Design13 Aug
- Container Network Insights Agent (CNIA): Your AI Teammate for AKS Networking Incidents12 Aug
- Operating Azure Backup at Scale: Day-2 Excellence for IaaS, PaaS, and Storage Workloads11 Aug
1 more
Microsoft Entra · 4
- Why Active Directory alone is no longer enough13 Aug
- How to enforce Zero Trust across every resource12 Aug
- Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance is now generally available10 Aug
1 more
Windows 365 · 4
- Autopilot Device Preparation support for Windows 365 Government10 Aug
- Developer Configuration image adds Intelligent Terminal and Coreutils (Public Preview)10 Aug
- macOS preview support for in-session passwordless authentication10 Aug
1 more
Anthropic Claude · 3
- The Compliance API now returns transcripts of Cowork and Claude Code sessions that run on your users' machines, in beta for Claude Enterprise organizations.11 Aug
- We've added the anthropic-workspace-id response header to the Claude API.11 Aug
- The introductory pricing for Claude Sonnet 5 ($2 / $10 USD per MTok) is now the standard price: the previously scheduled increase to $3 / $15 USD per MTok on September 1…10 Aug
PowerShell · 3
- v7.5.10 Release of PowerShell14 Aug
- v7.6.5 Release of PowerShell14 Aug
- v7.4.19 Release of PowerShell14 Aug
PSWriteOffice · 3
- PSWriteOffice 3.0.513 Aug
- PSWriteOffice 3.0.412 Aug
- PSWriteOffice 3.0.312 Aug
Pester · 2
- Pester 6.1.011 Aug
- Pester 5.9.111 Aug
Teams · 2
- Turn meetings into momentum with Microsoft 365 Copilot11 Aug
- What’s New in Microsoft Teams | July 202610 Aug
Azure CLI · 1
- Azure CLI 2.89.112 Aug
Azure Kubernetes Service · 1
- Release 2026-08-0711 Aug
Defender · 1
Exchange · 1
Google Gemini · 1
OpenAI · 1
Power BI · 1
PSParseHTML · 1
- PSParseHTML 3.0.013 Aug
Windows · 1
Windows Server · 1
Azure updates10
- Announcing: Azure Databricks Runtime 10.4 LTS will reach end of life on November 1, 202614 Aug
- Generally Available: Control plane metrics collection for AKS with Managed Prometheus13 Aug
- Generally Available: Live Resize for Shared Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Data Disks13 Aug
- Generally Available: Pre-upgrade validation checks for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server13 Aug
- Retirement: Containerized data connector agent for the Microsoft Sentinel solution for SAP applications12 Aug
5 more
- Generally Available: Batch rule updates for Azure Front Door12 Aug
- Public Preview: Azure Front Door mutual TLS12 Aug
- Public Preview: Markdown for Agents in Azure App Service12 Aug
- Generally Available: 2.2X IDPS performance optimization in Azure Firewall11 Aug
- Announcing: Microsoft Fabric Item Recovery will be enabled by default for tenants without an explicit setting10 Aug
From the community13
- Creating a Win32 App in Intune with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph: The Ultimate Guide16 Aug
- Entra 🆔 News #162 → This week in Microsoft Entra15 Aug
- Flying Friday: the one about airshows14 Aug
- From IST to SOLL: A Field Guide to Modernizing Entra ID Authentication14 Aug
- Intune Remote Help – The Deep Dive Now That It’s Included In Your E514 Aug
8 more
- Expanding Purview DLP and Information Protection to Foreign Platforms14 Aug
- Entra Admin Center Flags Licensing Problems with Conditional Access13 Aug
- SharePoint Online Expands Sensitivity Labels to OneNote and Video Files12 Aug
- Creating a Week-by-Week Report for Open Planner Tasks11 Aug
- Customizing the pinned folders in Start layout10 Aug
- Flying Friday: the one with some good news10 Aug
- Monthly update traffic: A good reason to update your Windows 11 image monthly10 Aug
- How to Bulk Transfer Meeting Ownership Between Mailboxes10 Aug
Microsoft 365 roadmap37
Purview · 13
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Actionable Email Notifications for Enhanced Incident Remediation14 Aug
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery - Advanced Review Set Explorer14 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention- Actionable Email Notifications for Enhanced Incident Remediation14 Aug
10 more
- Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery - Advanced Review Set Explorer14 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Granular classification error controls (Exchange online)13 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – Reduce policy sync status SLA on the Purview UI from 2 hours to 30 mins12 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention - Policy Sync & Device Health AI-Powered Investigation12 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Count of Labelled Documents Condition11 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Reusable Global List for Exchange Online11 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention for Microsoft 365 Copilot to safeguard prompts for government clouds10 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – Block External Domain/User action in DLP for SharePoint/OneDrive10 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Security Posture Management-Data Security Posture Agent in DSPM10 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Role groups UI enhancements10 Aug
Teams · 9
- Microsoft Teams: Expand presenter visibility in 'Manage what attendees see' for Teams events14 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Ad-hoc room reservation from Teams Rooms on Android console12 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Enhanced live captions settings and right-side panel view12 Aug
6 more
- Microsoft Teams: Multilingual recap available with translation button12 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Efficiency Mode11 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Queues app for Microsoft Teams in GCC High and DoD11 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Room health signals and notifications in Teams Rooms on Windows11 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Teams shared display mode and peripheral detection available for DoD environments11 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Test your microphone before you join11 Aug
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 5
- Microsoft 365 admin center: Agents usage report11 Aug
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Add Agents and Skills from the Plus menu11 Aug
- Teams Meetings in Copilot Notebooks11 Aug
2 more
Viva · 2
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint - Configure data retention policy for Viva Glint10 Aug
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint - Export Heat Map report in Viva Glint to editable PowerPoint slides10 Aug
8 more products · 8 changes
Copilot Studio · 1
Microsoft 365 · 1
Microsoft Edge · 1
Microsoft Entra · 1
OneDrive · 1
OneNote · 1
Outlook · 1
SharePoint · 1
- SharePoint: HTML pages11 Aug
Other public updates53
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Detect intraday volume spikes with workforce alerts14 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Planning group support in Adherence tracker14 Aug
- New Defender for Identity health alert for missing domain controller network traffic14 Aug
- New Defender for Identity health issue for missing Windows events from a domain controller14 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Teams Events Attendance and Engagement Report Policy14 Aug
48 more
- Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management- Azure PST Import14 Aug
- Copilot Chat can float over your Outlook iPad and Mac window14 Aug
- 60-Day Reminder: Windows Server 2022 will reach end of mainstream support on October 13, 202614 Aug
- Manage Copilot connectors (Global setting) from Agent 365 - SetFederatedConnectors CLI toggle is retiring14 Aug
- 60-Day Reminder: Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows 10 LTSB 2016 reaching end of updates on October 13, 202614 Aug
- [Updated Date] Power Platform - Information about SharePoint file thumbnail changes14 Aug
- Microsoft Clipchamp: Updates to the EnableSensitivityLabelForVideoFiles PowerShell setting14 Aug
- Updates to Tenant External Recipient Rate Limit (TERRL) Quotas for New, Trial, and Education Tenants14 Aug
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Updates to Copilot Tuning and transition to Microsoft Copilot Studio14 Aug
- Retirement Notice of Learning Coach Agent in M365 Copilot14 Aug
- Retiring Teams Shifts Connection cmdlets from Teams PowerShell Module14 Aug
- Copilot Analytics Labs under Resources section14 Aug
- Copilot Analytics Labs under Resources section14 Aug
- Simplified access to Copilot Chat on the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app14 Aug
- Microsoft OneNote: Retirement of Loop components in OneNote for the web14 Aug
- Action required: Update Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Android App13 Aug
- Microsoft Viva Learning: AI Skills Navigator content available in Learning Agent13 Aug
- Microsoft 365: The Next Generation of File & Folder Sharing13 Aug
- Agent Builder capabilities update13 Aug
- Frontier =COPILOT function in Excel will no longer be available13 Aug
- Plan for Change: Intune moving to support iOS/iPadOS 18 and higher later this year13 Aug
- Plan for Change: Intune moving to support macOS 15 and higher later this year13 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service - Validate knowledge and process adherence with evaluations13 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Use voice biometrics to authenticate for increased security13 Aug
- Power Platform – New Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) announcement13 Aug
- Windows Office Hours: August 20, 202613 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Configure mandatory participant consent before joining meetings13 Aug
- Microsoft Copilot Word: Document summarization experience moving13 Aug
- Microsoft 365 Copilot app update: Simpler Copilot access13 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service - Monitor intraday performance against forecast13 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Sales - Enrich insights with Teams meeting transcripts13 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations - Create multiple budget drafts for what-if analysis13 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Sales - Ability to refresh opportunities research monthly12 Aug
- 90-Day Reminder: Windows 11, version 23H2 Enterprise and Education editions reach end of updates on November 10, 202612 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Commerce – On-behalf-of support now available in Microsoft Entra External ID12 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Sales - Ability to add custom risk criteria in Sales Opportunity Agent12 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Use voice biometrics to authenticate for increased security12 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management - Enforce same-batch selection for raw materials in production and batch orders12 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations - Archive project cost actuals with long-term retention12 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations - Enable the beginning balances feature12 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations - Enable subcontractor vendor invoice matching to actuals12 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations - Enable Project Revenue recognition using cost estimate instead of EAC12 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations – Calculate revenue recognition for stand-alone selling price contract lines12 Aug
- Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels12 Aug
- The August 2026 Windows security update is now available11 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations – Enable project fee journals to support subscription billing11 Aug
- Microsoft Exchange Online: Retirement of the Other features page in Exchange admin center11 Aug
- Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Auto-labeling scale increase for SharePoint and OneDrive11 Aug
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