ADVISORY SUMMARY
Microsoft's June 2026 Patch Tuesday — the largest single Patch Tuesday in the program's 23-year history — addressed 206 CVEs (39 Critical, ~65 Elevation of Privilege) including 6 zero-days. Critical patches cover Remote Desktop Client (11 CVEs, 4 Critical: CVE-2026-44801, CVE-2026-44799, CVE-2026-42992, CVE-2026-42985), Hyper-V out-of-bounds read (CVE-2026-47652, CVE-2026-45641, CVE-2026-45607), HTTP.sys RCE, Microsoft Office/Outlook (CVE-2026-45458, CVE-2026-45456, CVE-2026-47635), Exchange Server spoofing (CVE-2026-42897, actively exploited), and three BitLocker bypasses (CVE-2026-45585 'YellowKey', CVE-2026-50507 'Bitskrieg', CVE-2026-45658). Simultaneously, Microsoft is rotating Secure Boot certificates expiring June 24, 2026 (Microsoft Corporation KEK CA 2011) to new 2023-dated certificates.
AFFECTED SYSTEMS
MITIGATION GUIDANCE
Apply all June 2026 cumulative updates immediately — apply servicing stack update (ADV990001) first. Prioritize: (1) RDP-exposed systems for CVE-2026-44801/44799/42992/42985; (2) Virtualized infrastructure for Hyper-V CVEs; (3) Exchange Server for CVE-2026-42897 (actively exploited); (4) Enable TPM+PIN (instead of TPM-only) for BitLocker to mitigate YellowKey/Bitskrieg. For HTTP/2 exposure, apply KB5102602 MaxHeadersCount registry setting and disable HTTP/2 on exposed IIS servers. Verify Secure Boot 2023 certificate is applied via Windows Security > Device Security.
DETECTION SIGNATURES
For Exchange CVE-2026-42897: monitor OWA for unexpected JavaScript execution in browser context; alert on crafted email delivery triggering client-side script. For RDP CVEs: restrict internet-facing RDP, enforce NLA, use VPN/gateway; alert on anomalous RDP session initiation. For BitLocker bypasses: audit physical access logs and Secure Boot policy changes. Monitor patch compliance via SCCM/Intune for all June 2026 KB rollups. Enable Microsoft Defender Exploit Guard across endpoints.
REFERENCES
- → https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2026-Jun
- → https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/microsoft-security-advisory-june-2026-monthly-rollup-av26-569
- → https://arcticwolf.com/resources/blog/microsoft-patch-tuesday-security-recap-june-2026-edition/
- → https://digital.nhs.uk/cyber-alerts/2026/cc-4785
- → https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42897