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Windows NEGOEX Integer Overflow Lets Attackers Escalate to SYSTEM—Patch Now
Microsoft has released a security update to plug a critical elevation-of-privilege hole in the Windows NEGOEX authentication mechanism. Tracked as CVE-2025-54895, the flaw stems from an integer...
Microsoft Patches Use-After-Free in Windows XAML DatePickerFlyout That Could Elevate Local Privileges
Microsoft has assigned CVE-2025-54111 to a use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Windows UI XAML Phone DatePickerFlyout control, warning that an authenticated local attacker could exploit the flaw...
Windows SMBv3 Vulnerability CVE-2025-54101 Could Let Attackers Remotely Execute Code
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Windows SMBv3 client could allow attackers to take full control of unpatched systems with nothing more than a network connection. Microsoft’s advisory,...
CVE-2025-54099: Windows Winsock Driver Stack Overflow Threatens SYSTEM Access
A stack-based buffer overflow in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (afd.sys) can be exploited by local attackers to seize SYSTEM privileges, Microsoft disclosed in a security...
Critical RRAS Memory Leak CVE-2025-53797 Puts VPN Gateways at Risk – Patch Immediately
Microsoft has disclosed a high-severity information-disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that could allow unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive...
Chrome 140 for Android Fixes UI Spoofing Bug That Could Trick Users into Malicious Downloads
Google’s September 2025 stable channel update for Chrome, version 140, patches a UI spoofing vulnerability in the Downloads component that could allow attackers to mislead Android users into...
The Day Silent MSI Repairs Died: Inside KB5063878’s UAC Uprising Across Windows Fleets
Microsoft’s August 12, 2025 cumulative update—packaged as KB5063878 for Windows 11 24H2 (OS Build 26100.4946)—shattered a core enterprise assumption that silent per-user MSI repairs would run...
KB5046714 Clears WinAppSDK 1.6.2 Mess: Store App Installs Fixed on Windows 10 22H2
Microsoft has shipped an optional cumulative update, KB5046714, to repair crashed Store app installs on Windows 10 version 22H2 after a faulty WinAppSDK 1.6.2 servicing release blocked package...
Microsoft Confirms Windows August 2025 Updates Break Silent MSI Repairs, Trigger UAC Prompts
Microsoft has acknowledged a compatibility regression introduced by the August 12, 2025 cumulative security updates for Windows, which causes unexpected User Account Control (UAC) elevation prompts...
Microsoft's August Update (KB5063878) Disrupts MSI Apps with UAC Prompts and Error 1730
Microsoft's August 12, 2025 cumulative update—KB5063878 for Windows 11 24H2 and its equivalents for Windows 10 and Windows Server—has triggered a cascade of application failures and unwanted UAC...
Microsoft and Phison Clear August Update of SSD Failures, but Community Reproductions Persist
Microsoft’s investigation into reports of SSD failures after the August 2025 Windows 11 cumulative update has officially closed — without linking the update to the storage issues that sparked...
Microsoft Concludes August Windows 11 Update Not to Blame for SSD Failures, but Users Remain Wary
Microsoft has officially closed its investigation into the August 2025 Windows 11 update scare, stating it found no evidence that the patch corrupted or bricked NVMe SSDs. But for a vocal group of...