Security Alerts
The latest Security Alerts coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
ABB Freelance Security Lock Flaw Lets Attackers Hijack OT Consoles — Patch Now
ABB and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a joint advisory in June 2026 warning that a high-severity vulnerability in the Freelance Security Lock component could let...
Patch Now: B&R Fixes Linux Kernel Flaws That Threaten OT Networks and Windows Hosts
B&R Industrial Automation has pushed out a critical security advisory that demands immediate attention from plant operators and infrastructure managers. Multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux...
CISA Flags Critical Flaw in Siemens SIPROTEC 5 Relays: Authenticated File Upload via DIGSI 5
CISA has elevated a Siemens advisory on CVE-2025-40808, warning that authenticated attackers can abuse the DIGSI 5 engineering protocol to upload arbitrary files to a broad range of SIPROTEC 5...
Siemens Patches Critical WinCC Certificate Manager Vulnerability CVE-2026-24349 with V21 Update 2
Siemens has released an urgent patch for a critical flaw in its WinCC Certificate Manager, tracked as CVE-2026-24349, that left industrial control systems open to man-in-the-middle attacks and...
Linux Kernel Patches CVE-2026-46331: net/sched pedit Bug Could Corrupt Page Cache
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s network traffic control subsystem could allow an attacker to corrupt page cache memory, potentially leading to system instability, denial of...
Edge Inherits Critical WebRTC Flaw as Microsoft Patches CVE-2026-12466 for Windows Users
Microsoft’s Security Response Center has flagged a critical vulnerability in the WebRTC component of the Chromium engine, designated CVE-2026-12466, prompting an urgent update for Microsoft Edge on...
CVE-2026-12461: Edge Users Must Confirm WebRTC Fix After Chromium Flaw Exposes Data
Microsoft has officially acknowledged CVE-2026-12461, a security flaw in the WebRTC component of Chromium that puts Microsoft Edge users at risk. The company documented the vulnerability in its...
Why Microsoft Edge Chromium’s Shared Patching Fortifies Windows Security
Microsoft’s Security Update Guide recently listed CVE-2026-12437, a reservation that underscores a fundamental shift in how Windows users receive browser security fixes. Edge’s 2020 move to the...
Edge 149.0.4022.80 Delivers Critical Patch for Chromium-Based CVE-2026-12444
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Microsoft Edge’s Chromium Engine Gets Urgent Patch for Use-After-Free CVE-2026-12449
Microsoft issued a critical security update for its Edge browser on June 17, 2026, plugging a severe use-after-free vulnerability in the Chromium open-source engine that underpins the browser....
Microsoft Edge 149.0.4022.80 Patches Critical Chromium Vulnerability CVE-2026-12468
Microsoft released an urgent security update for its Edge browser on June 18, 2026, bringing the stable channel to version 149.0.4022.80. The update addresses a vulnerability tracked as...
CVE-2026-12467: Microsoft Flags Critical Chromium Use-After-Free in Edge – Update Now to Stay Safe
Microsoft has issued an urgent security advisory for CVE-2026-12467, a use-after-free vulnerability lurking in the Chromium open-source code that underpins Microsoft Edge. The flaw, documented in the...