Security Alerts
The latest Security Alerts coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Siemens gWAP Patch Urgent: Critical Axios Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution
Siemens and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint advisory on May 12, 2026, revealing a critical vulnerability in Siemens gPROMS Web Applications Publisher...
Siemens ROS# File Server Bug Allows Unauthenticated File Read: Patch Now
A critical path traversal vulnerability in Siemens ROS#—the .NET library that interfaces with the Robot Operating System—puts industrial automation systems at risk of remote file disclosure. On...
Linux i915 Bug CVE-2026-31767 Exposed by Comparing Against Windows Driver
A local denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Intel i915 graphics driver, tracked as CVE-2026-31767, was published on May 1, 2026. The flaw allows any unprivileged user with access to...
CVE-2026-42893: Microsoft Patches Important Tampering Vulnerability in Outlook for iOS with Build 5.2617.1
Microsoft released a security update for Outlook for iOS on May 12, 2026, addressing a tampering vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-42893. The company assigned an Important severity rating to the...
CVE-2026-42833 Dynamics 365 On-Prem RCE: Patch Now or Mitigate Risk
Microsoft dropped a critical security advisory on May 12, 2026, confirming a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Dynamics 365 On-Premises. Tracked as CVE-2026-42833, the flaw earned a CVSS...
CVE-2026-42832 Office Spoofing Vulnerability Hits Patch Tuesday: What Windows Admins Must Know
Microsoft dropped a critical Office spoofing advisory on May 12, 2026, as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday release. CVE-2026-42832 targets the trust model that millions of enterprises rely on to...
Patch Azure Monitor Agent Flaw CVE-2026-42830 to Block Privilege Escalation
Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday brought a critical reminder that even trusted monitoring tools can become an attack vector. Among the security updates released on May 12, 2026, CVE-2026-42830...
Azure Logic Apps Flaw CVE-2026-42823 Lets Low-Priv Users Hijack Workflows
Microsoft has elevated the urgency for cloud security teams with the May 2026 Patch Tuesday disclosure of CVE-2026-42823, an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Azure Logic Apps. The flaw,...
Patch VS Code 1.119.1 Now: CVE-2026-41613 Risks Cloud Credentials
Microsoft has disclosed CVE-2026-41613, an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Visual Studio Code that leaves developer workstations exposed to sophisticated attacks. The flaw, rated Important by...
Patch Critical Microsoft SSO Plugin Flaw Now to Block Full Admin Takeover
{ "title": "CVE-2026-41103: Patch Microsoft SSO Plugin for Jira/Confluence Now", "content": "Microsoft dropped a security bombshell on May 12, 2026, with the disclosure of CVE-2026-41103—a...
Patch Azure Arc now: CVE-2026-40381 gives local attackers SYSTEM or root access.
Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-40381 on May 12, 2026, an Important-rated elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Azure Connected Machine Agent. The flaw allows an attacker with local access to a...
Patch Windows now for CVE-2026-41097 Secure Boot bypass, verify trust chain
Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday delivered a jolt to Windows administrators with the disclosure of CVE-2026-41097, an Important-rated Secure Boot security feature bypass. The vulnerability,...