Microsoft released security updates fixing 77 vulnerabilities across Windows and related software in its March 2026 Patch Tuesday, including critical remote code execution flaws in Microsoft Office that can be triggered simply by viewing a malicious email in the Preview Pane. Two publicly disclosed zero-days were patched: CVE-2026-21262, a privilege escalation bug in SQL Server that allows network-based elevation to sysadmin, and CVE-2026-26127, a .NET denial-of-service vulnerability. Over half ...