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Patch Tuesday, as you most likely know, refers to the day each month when Microsoft releases security updates and patches for its software products — everything from Windows to Office to SQL Server, developer tools to browsers. For July, a ‘big, broad’ Patch Tuesday release With 133 patches in its Patch Tuesday update this month, Microsoft delivered a big, broad and important release that requires a Patch Now plan for Windows, Microsoft Office and SQL Server. A zero-day (CVE-2025-49719) in SQL Server requires urgent action, as do Git extensions to Microsoft Visual Studio. There were no updates for Exchange or SQL server and just two minor patches for Microsoft Edge. Notably, Microsoft has not released any patches for Microsoft Exchange Server or Microsoft SQL Server. The February release was a relatively light update, but it comes with significant testing requirements for networking and remote desktop environments.
