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Microsoft Patches Critical RCE Flaw in IIS Web Deploy – CVE-2025-53772 Threatens Exposed Servers
Microsoft has issued a high-priority security advisory for a deserialization vulnerability in its Web Deploy tool that could give authenticated attackers the ability to execute arbitrary code on...
Microsoft Discloses Critical PowerPoint Use-After-Free Flaw, CVE-2025-53761, Enabling Local Code Execution
Microsoft has issued a security advisory for a new use-after-free vulnerability in PowerPoint, tracked as CVE-2025-53761, that allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. The flaw, which...
Critical SQL Server Vulnerability Enables Admin Escalation Over the Network
Microsoft has released a security advisory for CVE-2025-24999, a network-exploitable elevation-of-privilege flaw in Microsoft SQL Server that could allow an attacker with limited database access to...
SharePoint 'ToolShell' Zero-Day Exploited: Critical RCE Patched Amid Active Attacks
Microsoft has released an emergency security update to patch a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in SharePoint Server that has been actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as...
CVE-2025-33051: Exchange Server Leak Demands Urgent Patching and Credential Rotation
Microsoft’s June 2025 Patch Tuesday has surfaced CVE-2025-33051, an information disclosure vulnerability in Exchange Server that demands immediate attention from every organization running...
Microsoft Fixes SQL Server Flaw That Allows Privilege Escalation via SQL Injection
Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday release includes a fix for a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SQL Server that enables authenticated attackers to escalate privileges and seize...
Immediate Patch Needed: CVE-2025-49758 SQL Injection Allows SQL Server Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has released critical security updates for all supported versions of SQL Server to address CVE-2025-49758, a severe SQL injection vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker to...
Microsoft Fixes Hyper-V Sync Bug (CVE-2025-47999) That Allows Adjacent Attackers to Crash Virtual Hosts
Microsoft has released a security update for a denial-of-service vulnerability in Windows Hyper‑V, cataloged as CVE‑2025‑47999, that lets an attacker on an adjacent network crash virtualisation...
Microsoft Patches Azure File Sync EoP Vulnerability CVE-2025-29973—What IT Admins Must Do Now
Microsoft has confirmed an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in its Azure File Sync service that could allow an authenticated local attacker to gain full control of affected Windows servers....
Sante PACS Server Flaws Chain Path Traversal, Double-Free, XSS—Patch Urged as Advisories Clash
Security researchers have disclosed a quartet of vulnerabilities in Sante PACS Server, a medical imaging platform deployed across clinics and hospitals, that combine to create a near-critical risk of...
Dow Cuts SOC Investigation Time, Upskills Analysts with Microsoft Security Copilot
Inside Dow’s Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC), a simple question has become routine: “Have you asked Copilot?” The 125‑year‑old materials science giant—better known for industrial...
Microsoft Patches Win-DDoS Flaws: Critical Update Blocks Attackers from Turning DCs into DDoS Amplifiers
Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday delivered a knockout blow to a dangerous new attack technique that could transform unpatched Windows domain controllers into unwitting participants in massive...