Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
CVE-2025-55224: Windows Win32K Race Condition Allows Hyper-V Escape and SYSTEM Access
A recently patched vulnerability in the Windows Win32K graphics subsystem allows an authenticated attacker—or a low-privileged process inside a Hyper-V virtual machine—to exploit a race condition...
Microsoft Patches Critical Type-Confusion Bug in Windows Defender Firewall Service (CVE-2025-54915)
Microsoft has released a patch for CVE-2025-54915, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Defender Firewall Service that exploits a type-confusion error. The flaw, described by...
CVE-2025-54917 Exposes Windows Zone-Mapping Flaw That Lets Attackers Evade Security Controls
Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54917, a security feature bypass in the Windows MapUrlToZone function that can allow an attacker to trick the operating system into misclassifying a...
Windows 11’s Legacy File Dialogs Finally Go Dark, and the Green Progress Bar Turns Blue
After years of glaring white intrusions in dark-themed sessions, Windows 11 Insider previews are finally closing one of the OS’s most stubborn UI gaps: legacy file-operation dialogs now respect...
Windows 11 September Patch Brings Copilot Chaos to Multi-Screens and a Cosmetic OOBE Blunder for OEMs
The September 2025 Patch Tuesday cumulative release for Windows 11, reported under provisional identifiers KB5065426 and KB5065431, is triggering desktop icon disarray on multi-monitor rigs and...
Microsoft Fixes High-Impact BitLocker Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2025-54911)
Microsoft has disclosed a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in Windows BitLocker, tracked as CVE-2025-54911, that could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges from a standard user...
Windows 11 KB5065426 Restores Full Taskbar Clock, Ships 4GB AI Models
Microsoft has dropped a September 2025 Patch Tuesday update that weighs as much as a small operating system. KB5065426—a mandatory cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2—pushes build numbers to...
Critical Office Heap Overflow (CVE-2025-54910) Patched for Windows, Mac Fixes Still Pending
Microsoft has released security updates to patch a critical heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office, tracked as CVE-2025-54910, that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code after a...
Microsoft Resurrects Windows 10's In-Your-Face Clock for Windows 11, Pairs It With Quick AI Image Edits
Microsoft is finally restoring one of the most missed elements from Windows 10: a large, seconds-accurate clock in the Notification Center. The change, now rolling out to Windows Insiders across Dev,...
Excel CVE-2025-54901: Patch Now for Critical Memory Disclosure, Mac Users Wait
Microsoft has released emergency security updates to patch a significant information-disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, tracked as CVE-2025-54901, that can expose sensitive process memory...
Microsoft Patches Critical Excel Heap Overflow (CVE-2025-54900) – What You Need to Know
Microsoft has released a security update patching a critical heap‑based buffer overflow in Excel, tracked as CVE‑2025‑54900, that could allow attackers to execute code on a victim’s machine...
Patch Windows MultiPoint Services Immediately — CVE-2025-54116 Grants Attackers SYSTEM Access
Microsoft has patched a dangerous local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows MultiPoint Services that could allow attackers with a foothold on a machine to gain full SYSTEM-level control....