I’ve successfully survived Hacker Summer Camp, and I have returned with a new outlook on patch density. When even Linus Torvalds says that huge updates are the “ new normal ”, it’s time to readjust what we consider a true bug apocalypse. This month’s release is thankfully smaller than last months, but still huge by historical standards. Take a break from your regularly scheduled activities as we take a look at the latest security patches from Adobe and Microsoft. If you’d rather watch the full video recap covering the entire release, you can check it out here: Adobe Patches for August 2026 For the first part of the August release, Adobe released five bulletins addressing 51 unique CVEs in Ad