Firmware
The latest Firmware coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Half Your CPU Cores Missing in Task Manager? The msconfig Trap and How to Escape It
You fire up Task Manager to check performance, and your stomach drops. Your shiny 8-core processor is showing only 4 cores. Before you assume the worst—a faulty chip or a motherboard on the...
Windows Server 2025 KB5062553 Update Sparks IRQL BSOD on AMD EPYC Servers, HPE DL325 Hit
Server administrators managing HPE ProLiant DL325 systems are reporting critical system crashes after applying the July 2025 cumulative update for Windows Server 2025. The update, cataloged as...
Defender’s Limits Exposed: A Practical Guide to Windows 11 Security Layers
When a Windows 11 machine becomes infected with a stubborn Trojan, users often turn to Microsoft Defender – and just as often, they find it can’t finish the job. This real-world frustration,...
Microsoft Probes Surface Pro 11 Charging Glitch That Halves Battery Life
A firmware update rolled out in early August 2025 for Snapdragon-powered Surface devices is causing a severe battery charging regression for a subset of Surface Pro 11 owners. The bug removes the...
Urgent: Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Bugs Let Attackers Hijack Industrial Control Appliances
{ "title": "Urgent: Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 Bugs Let Attackers Hijack Industrial Control Appliances", "content": "Siemens has disclosed two high-severity vulnerabilities in its RUGGEDCOM...
Physical Access Exploit Can Crash Siemens SIPROTEC 5 Relays via USB: Patch and Mitigation Guide for CVE-2025-40570
An attacker with physical access to a Siemens SIPROTEC 5 protection relay can halt its network communications within seconds by flooding the USB port with specially crafted packets. The...
CVE-2025-33023: No Patch for Siemens ROX II Upload Flaw Threatening Critical Manufacturing Networks
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX II industrial networking devices — deployed worldwide in critical manufacturing and energy sectors — carry a dangerous unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows...
Siemens CROSSBOW SAC Emergency Patch: Critical SQLite Flaws Enable Remote Code Execution
Siemens has released emergency patches for its RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW Station Access Controller (SAC) after security researchers uncovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in the SQLite database engine...
Siemens SIPROTEC 4 Vulnerability Rated CVSS 8.7, No Fix Planned for Most Affected Relays
Siemens has disclosed a remotely exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-52504, that affects a wide array of SIPROTEC 4 and SIPROTEC 4 Compact protection relays—and the...
Critical VNC Authentication Bypass in Siemens SINUMERIK CNC Systems—Patch Now, CISA Warns
Siemens has released emergency patches for a severe authentication bypass vulnerability in its SINUMERIK CNC platforms that could let an attacker on an adjacent network seize remote control of...
Rockwell Patches Critical DoS Flaws in 1756-EN4TR Modules, Urges Immediate Firmware Update to 7.001
Rockwell Automation has released a firmware fix for a pair of vulnerabilities in its 1756-EN4TR and 1756-EN4TRXT communication modules that could allow an attacker to crash the devices, causing a...
Siemens Energy Meters Exposed: Cleartext SMTP Passwords Threaten Utility Networks
Siemens has confirmed that multiple models in its SICAM Q100 and Q200 power meter families store SMTP account passwords in plaintext, a design flaw that lets any authenticated local user extract...