Microsoft's High Confidence Database powers phased Secure Boot certificate updates across billions of Windows devices.
Microsoft has detailed its High Confidence Database (HCDB), a critical component enabling large-scale Secure Boot certificate rotations across the Windows ecosystem. This database-driven approach...
Microsoft Patches Critical .NET 10 Linux Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2026-26131
Microsoft released a security patch on March 10, 2026 addressing CVE-2026-26131, a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in .NET 10 for Linux systems. The flaw stems from incorrect default...
CVE-2026-26128: Critical Windows SMB Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Analysis
Microsoft has cataloged CVE-2026-26128 as an elevation-of-privilege defect in the Windows SMB Server that allows an authorized (local) attacker to escalate privileges on affected systems. This...
Senate Authorizes Generative AI for Legislative Work with Strict Microsoft Copilot Guidelines
The United States Senate has officially authorized staff to use generative AI tools for legislative work, marking a significant shift in how Congress approaches technology. A memorandum from the...
CVE-2026-26116: Critical SQL Server Elevation-of-Privilege Vulnerability Patched in March 2026 Updates
Microsoft released a critical security advisory on March 10, 2026 addressing CVE-2026-26116, an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability affecting multiple SQL Server versions. This SQL injection-class...
Senate AI Policy Restricts Copilot, ChatGPT to Limited Research Only
The U.S. Senate has not approved ChatGPT, Gemini, or Microsoft Copilot for government operations. Recent headlines suggesting otherwise have misrepresented a careful, conditional policy that...
SQL Server CVE-2026-26115: Microsoft Issues Critical Security Patch for Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft has released coordinated security updates addressing CVE-2026-26115, a newly disclosed elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting all supported versions of Microsoft SQL Server. The...
CVE-2026-26121: Critical SSRF Vulnerability in Azure IoT Explorer Demands Immediate Patching
Microsoft has confirmed a server-side request forgery vulnerability in Azure IoT Explorer, tracked as CVE-2026-26121, that could allow attackers to spoof requests and potentially access internal...
Microsoft Patches Critical SCOM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2026-20967
Microsoft released a security update on March 10, 2026 addressing an authenticated, network-based elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in System Center Operations Manager tracked as CVE-2026-20967....
Microsoft Backs Anthropic in Pentagon AI Contract Challenge: What It Means for Windows AI Development
Microsoft has taken the extraordinary step of publicly supporting Anthropic's legal challenge against the Pentagon's AI procurement process, creating a direct confrontation between commercial AI...
CVE-2026-23656: Windows App Installer Spoofing Vulnerability Explained
Microsoft has documented CVE-2026-23656 as a Windows App Installer spoofing vulnerability that enables unauthenticated attackers to present spoofed installer interfaces or metadata by exploiting...
Microsoft Patches Critical SharePoint RCE Vulnerability CVE-2026-26114 in March 2026 Security Update
Microsoft released a critical security update on March 10, 2026 addressing a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability in on-premises Microsoft SharePoint Server. Tracked as CVE-2026-26114,...