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Zero-days under active attack, explained in plain English

Zero-day report: August 2026

CISA added 31 exploited vulnerabilities to its catalog in August 2026, 5 more than July (26). 11 were zero-days, listed within a week of going public. 2 are known to be used by ransomware. The most-hit vendor was Microsoft, with 4.

31exploited flaws added
11zero-days
2used by ransomware
23vendors affected

By technology

Most-hit vendors

Every flaw added in August 2026

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Source: CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, by the date CISA added each flaw. Ransomware use is CISA's flag.