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Windows Server Patch Warning: High-Severity ESENT Bug Could Hand Attackers Full Control
Microsoft closed a high-severity privilege escalation hole in Windows with its July 14, 2026 security updates. The bug lives in the Extensible Storage Engine (ESENT), a database component baked into...
Microsoft Patches High-Severity Windows Media Flaw — Attackers Only Need You to Open a File
Microsoft shipped its monthly security updates on July 14, 2026, closing a dangerous remote-code-execution hole in Windows Media Foundation that earned an 8.8 CVSS severity score. Dubbed...
Microsoft Patches a Snooping Flaw in Windows Print Spooler—Here’s the Patch List for July 2026
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security updates close a memory disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service that could let a local attacker read information they shouldn’t see. The...
Microsoft Patches Critical Windows Media Foundation RCE (CVE-2026-57094) in July 2026 — Update Now
Microsoft on July 14, 2026, released its monthly security updates patching CVE-2026-57094, a critical remote-code-execution vulnerability in Windows Media Foundation that could allow an attacker to...
Microsoft Urges Immediate Patching for Windows NFS Flaw That Grants SYSTEM Access to Attackers
Microsoft has released its July 2026 security updates, which include a fix for CVE-2026-56650—a high-severity elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Network File System (NFS) that...
Microsoft Patches CVE-2026-56648: A Race Condition in NFS Server Threatens Windows Networks
Microsoft's July 14, 2026 security updates include a patch for a high-severity vulnerability in Windows Network File System (NFS) Server that could let authenticated attackers elevate privileges on a...
Microsoft Patches Office Out-of-Bounds Read—But the Real Risk Runs Deeper
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Microsoft’s July patches fix a network RCE rated 9.8 — update every Windows machine now
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Microsoft Closes Win32k Data Leak: July Updates Patch CVE-2026-56184
Microsoft's July 14, 2026 security update bundle includes a patch for CVE-2026-56184, an information disclosure flaw in the Windows Win32k subsystem. Rated 5.5 on the CVSS scale, the vulnerability...
Critical 9.8-Rated RDP Vulnerability Fixed in July 2026 Patch—What You Need to Do Now
Microsoft rolled out its regular monthly security updates on July 14, 2026, and one particular vulnerability demands immediate attention: CVE-2026-56190, a remote code execution flaw in the Windows...
Microsoft Fixes Critical 9.8-Rated DHCP Bug—Apply the July 2026 Update Now
Microsoft released its July 2026 security updates on Tuesday, and among them is a fix for a critical remote-code-execution vulnerability in the Windows DHCP Server service. Rated 9.8 out of 10 on the...
Microsoft Patches SharePoint Spoofing Flaw: Here's How to Lock Down Your Servers
Microsoft’s July 2026 security updates for SharePoint Server close a network spoofing hole that an attacker with a low-privilege account can exploit without tricking anyone into clicking a link or...