Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
High-Severity Cdpsvc DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2025-21207) Threatens Windows Networks: Patch Deployment Urged
Microsoft’s January 2025 Patch Tuesday brought a critical security update for the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service (Cdpsvc) after security researchers discovered a remotely exploitable...
Hyper-V Privilege Escalation Flaw Exposes Hosts: Microsoft Urges Immediate Patching for CVE-2025-54115
Microsoft has released security updates to fix a critical race condition vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V that could allow an attacker with local access to escalate privileges and take over the host...
Microsoft Fixes UAC Prompts in Windows 11 LTSC 2024 Hotpatch, Flags PSDirect Issue
Microsoft released hotpatch KB5065474 for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 on September 9, 2025, advancing the operating system to build 26100.6508. The update eliminates nuisance User Account Control...
Microsoft’s September 2025 Update for Windows 11 24H2 Fires Urgent Secure Boot Expiration Warning
The September 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2, KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584), breaks new ground not for its fixes, but for the urgency of its operational advisory: Microsoft’s...
Microsoft’s September Update Tackles RRAS Heap Overflow (CVE-2025-54113) – RCE Risk When Users Connect to Malicious Servers
Microsoft’s September 2025 Patch Tuesday brings a slew of fixes, but one stands out for network administrators: CVE-2025-54113, a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Routing and Remote Access...
Windows Defender Firewall Type Confusion Bug Opens Door to SYSTEM-Level Compromise
A severe type confusion vulnerability in the Windows Defender Firewall service, tracked as CVE-2025-54109, could allow an attacker with a low-privilege local account to seize complete SYSTEM control...
Microsoft’s No-Restart Patch Squashes UAC Prompts for Windows 11 LTSC, Warns of 2026 Secure Boot Crisis
Microsoft’s latest hotpatch for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024, KB5065474, landed on September 9, 2025, delivering immediate security hardening without a mandatory reboot — and packing a louder...
Microsoft KB5065426 Patch Stops NDI/OBS Stutter and MSI Missteps for Windows 11 24H2
Microsoft has fixed the aggravating NDI and OBS streaming stutter that plagued content creators for weeks, rolling the remedy into its September 9 cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2....
Urgent Patch Alert: Windows VHD Bug CVE-2025-54112 Enables Full System Compromise
A single booby-trapped VHD file is all an attacker needs to jump from limited user to complete Windows server or workstation control. That’s the reality behind CVE-2025-54112, the latest...
Windows camsvc Race Condition Exploited for SYSTEM Access: Urgent Patch Deployed
A race condition in the Windows Capability Access Management Service (camsvc) allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM, Microsoft confirmed in a July 2025 security advisory. The...
Path Equivalence Flaw in Windows MapUrlToZone Lets Attackers Bypass Security Zoning
Microsoft’s March 2025 Patch Tuesday included fixes for a dangerous vulnerability in the Windows MapUrlToZone API that could allow attackers to trick the operating system into treating remote or...
Microsoft's Brokering File System Hit by Race Condition—Attackers Can Seize SYSTEM
Microsoft has confirmed a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in its Brokering File System that hands a low-privileged local user a pathway to full SYSTEM control. Tracked as CVE-2025-54105,...