Cybersecurity
The latest Cybersecurity coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Warns: New Windows Management Service UAF Bug Could Hand Attackers SYSTEM Control
Microsoft’s Security Response Center has published a critical security advisory for a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Management Service that could allow an authenticated local attacker...
Microsoft Patches Windows Kernel Memory Leak (CVE-2025-53803) That Facilitates Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has released a security update to close a Windows kernel memory disclosure vulnerability that hands attackers a powerful reconnaissance tool for crafting more reliable exploits. Tracked as...
Microsoft Patches Windows Imaging Component Flaw That Could Leak Sensitive Data Through Crafted Images
A critical information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) was among the top fixes delivered in Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday updates. Tracked as CVE-2025-47980,...
Microsoft AutoUpdate Vulnerability Lets Attackers Escalate to Root on macOS via Symlink Tricks
Microsoft has disclosed a fresh local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in its Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) agent that allows an attacker with an existing foothold on a macOS machine to escalate to...
Azure Arc’s Critical Local Privilege Flaw Fixed, But CVE Muddle May Leave Systems Exposed
Microsoft has patched a high-severity local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Azure Arc, but confusion over the associated CVE identifier could cause dangerous patching delays, security...
Patch Now: Xbox Gaming Services CVE-2024-28916 Lets Low-Privilege Attackers Escalate to SYSTEM
A critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Microsoft’s Xbox Gaming Services component, tracked as CVE-2024-28916, has been patched, but not before a public proof-of-concept demonstrated how...
Race Condition in Windows MapControl Could Give Attackers Admin Rights – Patch Today
Microsoft has released a security update to address a critical race condition vulnerability in the Windows MapControl UI component that could allow local attackers to gain elevated privileges....
Microsoft Patches Excel Code Execution Flaw CVE-2025-54904, but Mac LTSC Still Exposed
Administrators scrambling to lock down Microsoft Excel against a newly disclosed code execution vulnerability have hit a snag: the security updates for Office LTSC for Mac 2021 and 2024 are not yet...
How to Prioritize Patching with Microsoft’s Confidence Metric: Lessons from CVE-2025-54894
A single metric buried inside every Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) advisory could be the difference between a patching strategy that works and one that wastes precious time. Security teams...
Windows SMBv3 Vulnerability CVE-2025-54101 Could Let Attackers Remotely Execute Code
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Windows SMBv3 client could allow attackers to take full control of unpatched systems with nothing more than a network connection. Microsoft’s advisory,...
Redis Misconfiguration Exposes Sensitive Data in Rockwell Automation's LogixAI: CISA Warns
Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk Analytics LogixAI contains a high-severity configuration weakness that could expose sensitive operational data to attackers on adjacent networks. The U.S....
CISA Flags Rockwell CompactLogix 5480 Flaw That Lets Attackers Run Code Via Physical Access
Three words can make any plant manager’s blood run cold: arbitrary code execution. That’s what CISA is warning about with a newly republished advisory for the Rockwell Automation CompactLogix...