Microsoft Drops Terrifyingly Large October Patch Update

Microsoft's record-breaking Patch Tuesday fixes 175 vulnerabilities, including two zero-day exploits, and marks Windows 10's end of life.

By Content Team

Oct 15, 2025

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Microsoft just released its biggest Patch Tuesday update ever, fixing a staggering 175 security vulnerabilities in October. This breaks all previous records and pushes 2025's total past 1,021 CVEs—already exceeding all of 2024 with two months remaining.

Two zero-day flaws are being actively exploited by attackers. CVE-2025-59230 affects Windows Remote Access Connection Manager, letting hackers escalate privileges to admin level. CVE-2025-24990 targets a Windows Agere modem driver, which Microsoft is completely removing from Windows.

The update also marks Windows 10's end of life. Organizations still using the OS—which holds 41% of the desktop market—must switch to Extended Security Updates to keep receiving patches.

Source: Dark Reading

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