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Actively Exploited AFD.sys Vulnerability Grants Attackers SYSTEM Access: Patch Now
Microsoft has patched a dangerous vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild to gain complete control over...
Patch Immediately: Windows Kernel Use-After-Free CVE-2025-53151 Opens Door to SYSTEM Takeover
Microsoft has released a critical security update to address CVE-2025-53151, a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows kernel that lets authenticated local attackers escalate their privileges to...
Heap Overflow in Windows ks.sys Driver Opens Door to Full System Compromise – Patch Immediately
A newly disclosed heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Kernel Streaming (ks.sys) driver enables any locally authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM, granting full control over...
Critical MSMQ Type‑Confusion Bug Allows Remote Code Execution, Microsoft Urges Immediate Patching
Microsoft has released a security update addressing CVE-2025-53145, a type confusion vulnerability in Windows Message Queuing (MSMQ) that could allow an authenticated attacker to remotely execute...
New AFD.sys Use-After-Free (CVE-2025-53147) Demands Immediate Patching as Kernel Exploit Chains Resurface
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) tracked as CVE-2025-53147 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM, Microsoft disclosed...
MSMQ Type Confusion Flaw CVE-2025-53144 Exposes Windows Servers to RCE
Microsoft has published an advisory for a critical vulnerability in Windows Message Queuing (MSMQ) that could be exploited by an authorized attacker to execute code over a network. Tracked as...
Microsoft Patches CVE-2025-53143: Critical MSMQ Type-Confusion RCE Demands Immediate Action
Microsoft has delivered a security update for CVE-2025-53143, a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Message Queuing (MSMQ) service. The flaw, rooted in a type confusion error, allows...
Actively Exploited Windows AFD.sys Flaw Earns CISA KEV Status Amid Patching Confusion
Microsoft’s February 2025 Patch Tuesday delivered a fix for CVE-2025-21418, a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys), but sysadmins are grappling with a...
CVE-2025-26636: Windows Kernel Info Leak Exploits Processor Optimizations to Steal Secrets
Microsoft's April 2025 Patch Tuesday quietly shipped a fix for CVE-2025-26636, a Windows NT kernel information disclosure that lets local attackers extract sensitive memory simply by triggering code...
Patch Now: Critical Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc Flaws Allow Attackers to Gain SYSTEM Privileges
Microsoft's December 2024 Patch Tuesday included a fix for CVE-2024-49095, a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc service that could give attackers...
Urgent Microsoft Patch Closes Remote Code Execution Hole in Windows Media: CVE-2025-53131
Microsoft has shipped a critical security update to plug a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Media components that could hand remote attackers the ability to execute arbitrary code on unpatched...
Microsoft Patches CVE-2025-50176: DirectX Kernel Type-Confusion Bug Allows SYSTEM Compromise
Microsoft has issued a critical security update for CVE-2025-50176, a type-confusion vulnerability in the DirectX Graphics Kernel (dxgkrnl) that allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary...