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CVE-2025-55328: Hyper-V Race Condition Vulnerability Explained
Microsoft has disclosed a significant security vulnerability in its Hyper-V virtualization platform, tracked as CVE-2025-55328, which could allow attackers to elevate privileges on affected systems....
Windows 11 Home vs Pro: Complete 2024 Edition Comparison Guide
When you unbox a new Windows PC, the edition label often goes unnoticed, yet it determines the capabilities and limitations of your computing experience. Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro may appear...
Windows 11 Enterprise Hotpatch Fixes Non-Admin UAC Prompt Bug for MSI Repairs
Microsoft shipped the September 2025 hotpatch—KB5065474—for Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 and LTSC 2024 on September 9, updating eligible devices to OS Build 26100.6508. The release eliminates an...
What RiverMeadow’s Azure Local Support Means for Your VMware Migration Plans
RiverMeadow this week expanded its Workload Mobility Platform to support Microsoft Azure Local, giving enterprises a new automated pathway off VMware and onto Microsoft’s Azure-managed on-premises...
No-Reboot Fix: Microsoft KB5066360 Hotpatch Resolves Hyper-V PSDirect Security Hole
Microsoft has released KB5066360, a hotpatch that corrects a critical handshake regression in PowerShell Direct without requiring a system restart. The update, which lands on eligible Windows Server...
Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday: 86 Fixes, Yet Zero-Day Questions Remain
Microsoft shipped 86 security patches on September 9, 2025, addressing a sprawling set of vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, SQL Server, and other platforms. Yet only hours after the release, a...
Critical Hyper-V Escapes and SMB Audit Headline Microsoft's September Patch Blitz
Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday delivers more than 80 security fixes — eight of them rated critical — and introduces new SMB audit tooling designed to let administrators discover and harden...
Microsoft’s September 2025 Patch Tuesday Delivers 80 Fixes and SMB Audit Tools as Critical Deadlines Loom
Microsoft shipped roughly 80 security fixes in its September 2025 Patch Tuesday release, tackling critical remote code execution flaws in Office, NTFS, and Hyper‑V while quietly rolling out a new...
80 Fixes in September 2025 Patch Tuesday: SMB Audit Tool, NTFS RCE, and NTLM EoP Patched
Microsoft’s September 2025 Patch Tuesday landed with 80 security fixes, including a novel SMB hardening advisory that provides audit capabilities rather than a traditional vulnerability patch,...
Microsoft’s September Updates Patch Critical NTFS and NTLM Vulnerabilities as Talos Releases Detection Rules
Microsoft’s September 2025 Patch Tuesday landed with 86 security fixes spanning Windows, Office, and a broad set of core services, accompanied by a fresh set of Snort intrusion detection rules from...
CVE-2025-55224: Windows Win32K Race Condition Allows Hyper-V Escape and SYSTEM Access
A recently patched vulnerability in the Windows Win32K graphics subsystem allows an authenticated attacker—or a low-privileged process inside a Hyper-V virtual machine—to exploit a race condition...
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...