Security Alerts
The latest Security Alerts coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Patch Now: Rockwell Arena Simulation Software Harbors Four Code-Execution Flaws
Rockwell Automation is urging users of its Arena discrete-event simulation software to apply an emergency update after security researcher Michael Heinzl uncovered four distinct memory-corruption...
A Simple Housekeeping Request Can Crash NASA's Core Flight Software — Patch Ready
On July 16, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an industrial-control advisory for CVE-2026-15352, a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability in...
FactoryTalk DataMosaix stored XSS could lead to account takeover — patch now
Rockwell Automation has issued an urgent patch for a stored cross-site scripting flaw in FactoryTalk DataMosaix Private Cloud that could let an attacker with high privileges inject malicious scripts...
Upgrade to SALTO ProAccess Space 6.13 Now, CISA Warns, as Partition Bypass Flaw Found
If your organization uses SALTO ProAccess Space to manage door access across multiple departments, a new vulnerability demands your immediate attention. On July 16, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and...
Siemens Issues Emergency Fix for SICAM 8 Flaw That Allows Malicious Firmware Installation on Power Grid Devices
On July 9, Siemens published a security advisory that will have power grid operators and critical manufacturing facilities scrambling to check their equipment: four vulnerabilities in its SICAM 8...
Rockwell Automation Adapter Flaw Forces Manual Power Cycling – Windows-Based Control Systems at Risk
Rockwell Automation and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on July 16, 2026 disclosed a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability in the Flex 5000 Adapter that leaves...
Rockwell Logix Firmware Flaw Allows Instant Controller Crash—Patches Released
Rockwell Automation began pushing out firmware updates on July 14, 2026 for nearly its entire Logix controller line after its internal testing uncovered three separate vulnerabilities that let a...
Microsoft Drops a 9.6-Rated Exchange Server Patch—Here’s Your Step-by-Step Urgent Fix Plan
Microsoft shipped security updates for on-premises Exchange Server on July 14, 2026, closing a critical spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2026-55008) that earned a 9.6 CVSS 3.1 rating. The patch bundle...
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday Fixes CVSS 7.1 AD FS Bug in Windows 11 26H1
Microsoft shipped KB5101649 on July 14, 2026, to close CVE-2026-58529—a high-severity information-disclosure vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services that affects Windows 11 version...
July's Office Security Update: Why CVE-2026-55121's Severity Was Overstated—and What to Do Now
Microsoft released its July 2026 security update for Microsoft Office and SharePoint on Tuesday, and one vulnerability in particular—CVE-2026-55121—quickly became a case study in how quickly a...
July 2026 Patch Tuesday: Urgent Fix for Windows NAT Spoofing Flaw—Update Windows 11 and Server Immediately
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security update batch closes a high-severity Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) spoofing vulnerability that could let an attacker on the same network impersonate...
Microsoft Fixes Windows Boot Loader Flaw That Could Weaken Secure Boot Defenses
Microsoft shipped its July 14, 2026 security updates to close a hole in the Windows Boot Loader that could let a well-placed attacker bypass security checks before the operating system loads. The...