Intel, AMD fix over 80 vulnerabilities in latest Patch Tuesday

Intel and AMD collectively patched more than 80 security vulnerabilities on February 11, 2026, delivering one of the more substantial Patch Tuesday drops in recent memory. None of the flaws were being actively exploited in the wild. Intel’s side of the ledger included 18 new security advisories covering more than 30 distinct issues. Four of those carried a “high severity” rating, the second-most urgent tier on the standard classification scale. The affected products ranged across Intel’s ecosystem, touching firmware utilities and performance tools alongside processor-level concerns. AMD went even bigger by raw count. The company published seven advisories addressing over 50 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, or CVEs. Think of a CVE as a unique serial number assigned to each confirmed security flaw so researchers, vendors, and IT teams can all talk about the same bug without confusion. The most notable cluster in AMD’s disclosure involved 14 vulnerabilities specifically targeting Athlon and Ryzen processors. The potential consequences of exploitation ranged from unauthorized access to privilege escalation to outright code execution on the target machine. Another 15 vulnerabilitie...