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The latest Patch Management coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Siemens SIDIS Prime Critical Security Advisory SSA-485750: Patch to V4.0.800 Required
Siemens has issued a high-severity security advisory (SSA-485750) affecting all SIDIS Prime installations prior to version 4.0.800. The industrial software platform contains multiple vulnerabilities...
CISA Adds Critical n8n RCE Vulnerability to KEV Catalog: CVE-2025-68613 Requires Immediate Patching
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added CVE-2025-68613 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, signaling active exploitation of a critical remote code...
Microsoft Makes Hotpatch Default in Windows Autopatch for May 2026: What IT Admins Need to Know
Microsoft will enable hotpatch security updates by default for eligible Windows Autopatch devices starting with the May 2026 Patch Tuesday cycle. This change makes restart-free security fixes the...
Microsoft Patches Critical Arc Hybrid Worker Extension Vulnerability CVE-2026-26141 Affecting Windows VMs
Microsoft has assigned CVE-2026-26141 to a newly disclosed Elevation-of-Privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Hybrid Worker Extension used on Arc-enabled Windows virtual machines. This security flaw,...
Microsoft Patches Critical .NET 10 Linux Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2026-26131
Microsoft released a security patch on March 10, 2026 addressing CVE-2026-26131, a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in .NET 10 for Linux systems. The flaw stems from incorrect default...
Microsoft Confirms Critical DWM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2026-25189
Microsoft has officially documented CVE-2026-25189, a confirmed use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library that enables local privilege escalation. The...
Microsoft Patches Critical WSIM Deserialization Flaw CVE-2026-25166 in Windows ADK
Microsoft has quietly added CVE-2026-25166 to its Security Update Guide, documenting a deserialization vulnerability in Windows System Image Manager (WSIM) that could allow remote code execution. The...
CVE-2026-24292: Critical Windows CDPSvc Elevation Flaw Requires Immediate Patching
Microsoft has confirmed a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service (CDPSvc) tracked as CVE-2026-24292. The flaw allows attackers to gain...
Microsoft Patches ATBroker Elevation Vulnerability CVE-2026-24291 in March 2026 Security Update
Microsoft has addressed a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Accessibility Infrastructure component ATBroker.exe, identified as CVE-2026-24291, in its March 10, 2026 Patch...
CVE-2026-24290: Windows ProjFS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Analysis
Microsoft has assigned CVE-2026-24290 to a newly discovered elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Projected File System (ProjFS) driver. The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers...
CVE-2026-24283: Windows Multiple UNC Provider Kernel EoP Vulnerability Analysis
Microsoft has publicly disclosed CVE-2026-24283, a new elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Multiple UNC Provider kernel component. The company classifies this as a kernel-mode...
CVE-2026-24282: Windows Push Message Routing Service Vulnerability Exposes Process Memory
Microsoft has documented a new security vulnerability in the Windows Push Message Routing Service that allows authorized local users to read out-of-bounds memory from processes. CVE-2026-24282...