Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses a total of 243 vulnerabilities, with 165 of them being non-Edge related, including 8 critical and 154 important vulnerabilities. One vulnerability has already been exploited, while another was publicly disclosed prior to the patch release but has not been seen in the wild. A notable vulnerability, CVE-2026-33827, affects Windows TCP/IP and is currently under discussion by Microsoft, with its exploitation status determining whether immediate patching is necessary. The high number of patches may seem alarming, but the fact that 78 of them are Chromium issues affecting Microsoft Edge, which were already patched earlier, puts the situation into perspective1. The exploitation status of CVE-2026-33827 will be crucial in determining the urgency of patching, making it essential for practitioners to closely monitor the situation. This matters to security practitioners as they need to prioritize patching based on the actual risk posed by these vulnerabilities.