Articles from 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2026
CVE-2026-25176: Critical AFD.sys Kernel Vulnerability Threatens Windows Systems
Microsoft has confirmed a high-severity elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) tracked as CVE-2026-25176. This kernel-level improper...
CVE-2026-25175: Critical Windows NTFS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Discovered
Microsoft has documented a new elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows NTFS file system driver, designated CVE-2026-25175. The security flaw involves an out-of-bounds read in the NTFS...
CVE-2026-25174: Critical Windows exFAT Vulnerability Enables Local Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has documented a serious local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows' exFAT file system driver, assigning it CVE-2026-25174. This out-of-bounds read flaw could allow attackers with...
CVE-2026-25173: Critical RCE Vulnerability in Windows RRAS VPN Gateways Demands Immediate Patching
Microsoft has confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-25173, a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that affects VPN gateways across...
CVE-2026-25172: Critical RRAS Vulnerability Allows Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
Microsoft has disclosed a critical security vulnerability in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that enables unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems....
CVE-2026-25171 use-after-free bug in Windows Authentication lets attackers with access escalate privileges.
Microsoft has documented CVE-2026-25171 as a critical local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Windows Authentication Methods. This use-after-free flaw in authentication code represents a...
CVE-2026-25170: Windows Hyper-V Use-After-Free Vulnerability Enables Local Privilege Escalation
Microsoft documented CVE-2026-25170 on March 10, 2026, a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V that enables local privilege escalation. The Common Weakness Enumeration identifier...
Microsoft fixes local Windows Graphics Component bug that can crash systems via divide-by-zero flaw.
Microsoft's March 2026 security updates include CVE-2026-25169, a local denial-of-service vulnerability in the Windows Graphics Component that allows unprivileged attackers to crash affected systems....
Microsoft Patches Windows Graphics Component DoS Vulnerability CVE-2026-25168 in March 2026 Update
Microsoft's March 2026 security update addresses a critical denial-of-service vulnerability in the Windows Graphics Component, tracked as CVE-2026-25168. This local null-pointer dereference flaw...
Microsoft Patches Critical BFS Driver Vulnerability CVE-2026-25167: Local Privilege Escalation Risk
Microsoft has disclosed CVE-2026-25167, a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the Microsoft Brokering File System (BFS) driver that enables local privilege escalation. The flaw, rated 7.8...
Crimson Desert PC Requirements Demand SSD, 16GB RAM, and Upscaling Tech
Pearl Abyss has published the final PC system requirements for Crimson Desert, and they reveal a clear mandate for modern hardware. The studio specifies an SSD as a baseline requirement across all...
KB5078885 ESU update enforces Secure Boot 2023 and fixes GPU crashes on Windows 10 22H2
Microsoft's March 10, 2026 cumulative update KB5078885 brings critical security enhancements and stability improvements to Windows 10 devices enrolled in the Extended Security Updates program. This...