Tuesday 13 January 2026

January 2026: is it safe to deploy?

What Microsoft fixed, how urgent it is, and whether anything broke, per Windows version, from Microsoft's release tables, release health, MSRC, CISA, and what the community reports.

← Dec 2025 Feb 2026 →

Superseded

Newer updates replace January 2026.

The CVEs it fixes are unknown; no open known issues found in the current public evidence; out-of-band fixes followed on 17 Jan, 24 Jan. See November 2026 Patch Tuesday.

MSRC's January 2026 security update document isn't collected.

ChangeIntel's reading of public signals, not advice; check Microsoft's guidance and test before you deploy. Terms

Microsoft CVEs: Unknown
Exploited fixed: Unknown
In CISA KEV: Unknown
Open known issues: 0
Out-of-band: 12

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