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Global Microsoft Outlook outage reported as U.S. cybersecurity agency confirms active ...

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12 November 2026

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Fusion42 · 12 November 2026 · Fusion42 review

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed active exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-124194) in Microsoft Outlook, which can expose user authentication data by bypassing security warnings. Microsoft has issued security updates to fix the network-spoofing flaw, rated 6.5/10 severity, urging users to apply patches promptly.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Your software's security just failed a key client test. You need to ensure your users have the latest Outlook updates now or risk exploitation through network-spoofing attacks targeting authentication data.

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