Security Alerts
The latest Security Alerts coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CISA Warns Engineers: Proteus 9.1 SP4 Memory Bugs Expose Windows Workstations—Update Immediately
On July 7, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent advisory for Labcenter Electronics’ Proteus design software, revealing three high-severity...
Critical NGINX Heap Overflow in Hitachi Energy EMS Puts Grid Operators at Risk — What Windows Admins Need to Know
On July 7, 2026, Hitachi Energy and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint advisory detailing a critical vulnerability in the company’s e-mesh Energy...
CISA Issues Urgent Warning on Digi Serial Device Server Authentication Bypass — Patch Now
On July 7, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released an industrial control systems (ICS) advisory warning that several Digi International serial device servers...
Critical Mendix Studio Pro Vulnerability Allows Code Execution via Malicious Project Files
Siemens and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint advisory on July 7, 2026, confirming a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Mendix Studio Pro. The...
CISA Flags Critical Flaws in Major EV Charging Network — What Drivers and Operators Must Do Now
CISA published an industrial control systems advisory on Monday warning that vulnerabilities in the backend systems of Hydro-Québec’s Le Circuit Électrique EV charging network could allow...
Go SSH Library Vulnerability CVE-2026-39827 Allows Attackers to Crash Windows Servers with Simple Memory Leak
Microsoft has published details on CVE-2026-39827, a newly disclosed denial-of-service flaw in the Go programming language's SSH library that affects Windows-based services. An authenticated attacker...
WSL Instances Face Local Exploit Risk From New Linux Kernel AF_PACKET Bug — Here’s the Fix
A local Linux kernel vulnerability disclosed on June 25, 2026, is forcing Windows users who rely on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to update their kernel — or risk leaving their systems open...
Microsoft Flags Edge for Android Vulnerability: What You Should Do Now
On July 3, 2026, Microsoft issued a security advisory for a vulnerability in Edge for Android. The flaw, catalogued as CVE-2026-58523, allows an attacker to bypass security features through improper...
Google Plugs Chrome DevTools Hole That Exposes Cross-Site Data – Patch by July 1
Google shipped an urgent fix for a medium-severity vulnerability in Chrome's built-in developer tools on June 30, 2026, that could let a remote attacker slurp sensitive data from any website you open...
Chrome 150.0.7871.47 Patches Low-Risk GPU Flaw That Still Demands Your Attention
Google has released Chrome 150.0.7871.47, a targeted patch for a single security vulnerability that affects the browser’s graphics subsystem. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-14049, could allow an...
Urgent: Chrome Sandbox Escape Patch Hits Windows – What CVE-2026-13920 Means for You
Google shipped an emergency update for Chrome on Windows on June 30, 2026, fixing a high-severity sandbox escape vulnerability that an attacker could chain with a renderer compromise to take over a...
Edge 150.0.4078.48 Blocks Medium-Severity Data Leak: What CVE-2026-58291 Means for You
On July 3, 2026, Microsoft published a security advisory for a freshly patched information disclosure vulnerability in the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser. Tracked as CVE-2026-58291, the...