India, Oct. 21 -- Azul has released its October 2026 security updates for Azul Core, addressing all 53 vulnerabilities disclosed in the latest OpenJDK quarterly update. According to the company, this is the highest number of vulnerabilities in a single quarterly release in well over a decade.

The update comes as AI tools help researchers discover software flaws faster and attackers automate their exploitation. Azul's Security-only, Stability-first updates contain security fixes without new features or unrelated bug fixes that could introduce application regressions.

Azul says the latest OpenJDK release contains around seven times the two-year quarterly average of 7.6 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs).

The company also points ...