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Azure Portal dependency confusion attack executed on Microsoft’s internal servers
On January 28, 2026, a security researcher submitted a detailed report to Microsoft’s Security Response Center (MSRC) disclosing a dependency confusion vulnerability affecting the Azure Portal. Two...
CVE-2023-27538: Azure Linux Libcurl Vulnerability Explained
The discovery of CVE-2023-27538 in early 2023 sent ripples through the Azure Linux community, revealing a critical vulnerability in the libcurl library that affected Microsoft's cloud-optimized Linux...
Apache Regression Exposes Source Code; Microsoft Flags Azure Linux—What You Need to Know
Microsoft has confirmed that Azure Linux images contain a vulnerable version of the Apache HTTP Server, alerting customers to a software regression that can expose raw source code to attackers. The...
Microsoft’s Azure Linux CVE Advisory Is Not a Free Pass for Other Products
Microsoft’s Security Response Center has a standard line for many Linux-related CVEs: “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected.” That’s the exact...
Azure Linux CVE-2025-39829: Why Microsoft's Entire Linux Ecosystem Faces Risk
When Microsoft's Security Response Center (MSRC) issued an advisory about a critical vulnerability in Azure Linux, security professionals immediately recognized the broader implications. The...
CVE-2026-21218: Critical .NET Spoofing Vulnerability Analysis and Mitigation Guide
Microsoft's security ecosystem is on high alert following the disclosure of CVE-2026-21218, a newly identified spoofing vulnerability within the .NET framework that poses significant risks to...
Microsoft Confirms Privilege-Escalation Hole in Windows LSM—Patch Now
Microsoft has released security updates to fix a newly disclosed elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Local Session Manager (LSM), a core system component that manages user sessions...
Why CVE-2026-20837’s Sparse Advisory Demands a New Patch Triage Playbook
Microsoft has disclosed CVE-2026-20837, a vulnerability buried inside a Windows Media component. But if you’re hunting for the usual suspects—a technical root cause, ready-made KB numbers, or...
CVE-2025-59275: Critical Windows Auth Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Analysis
Microsoft has disclosed a high-severity elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Windows Authentication Methods, designated CVE-2025-59275, that could allow attackers to gain SYSTEM-level privileges...
Edge for Android UI Spoofing Bug Can Trick You into Handing Over Passwords — Update Now
Microsoft has confirmed a UI spoofing vulnerability in Edge for Android that could let attackers trick you into giving up credentials or downloading malware, simply by visiting a malicious webpage....
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...