Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday included a fix for a critical vulnerability in the remastered Age of Empires II that could let an attacker take remote control via a malicious game invite, though no exploits have been publicly reported. The updates, aided by AI from Microsoft and researchers, address a record number of bugs and underscore ongoing cybersecurity risks in gaming platforms, with Rapid7 detailing the CVE-2026-50663 entry and the need for users to apply patches.
