Security Best Practices
The latest Security Best Practices coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Bitwarden PDF XSS Flaw (CVE-2025-5138) Exposes Passwords: Users Urged to Patch Immediately
A critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Bitwarden’s PDF file handling can allow attackers to hijack user vaults by simply uploading a malicious document. Tracked as CVE-2025-5138, the flaw...
91% of AD Environments Vulnerable to Windows Server 2025 BadSuccessor Exploit
A dangerous privilege escalation vulnerability nestled inside Windows Server 2025’s delegated Managed Service Account (dMSA) architecture hands attackers a trivially exploitable path to full Active...
Windows Server 2025’s dMSA Opens a Silent Domain Takeover Path – Here’s the Fix
Attackers can now hijack entire Windows domains by exploiting a fundamental design flaw in the new delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAs) introduced with Windows Server 2025, security experts...
Oracle TNS Flaw CVE-2025-30733: Memory Leak Exposes Sensitive Data Over Network Without Authentication
Oracle's April 2025 Critical Patch Update fixes a startling memory leak in the Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) listener that can spill sensitive system data to unauthenticated remote users....
SharpSuccessor Exploit Weaponizes Windows Server 2025 dMSA Flaw for Instant Domain Admin
A new proof-of-concept tool named SharpSuccessor is now publicly available, providing attackers with an automated method to exploit a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Server...
CERT-In Warns of Active Exploits: Critical Microsoft Vulnerabilities Threaten Millions of Indian Windows Users
On May 15, 2025, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued a stark warning to millions of Windows users across the country: multiple critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s...
Defendnot Exploits Undocumented Windows API to Silently Disable Microsoft Defender
{ "title": "Defendnot Exploits Undocumented Windows API to Silently Disable Microsoft Defender", "content": "A newly developed proof-of-concept tool named Defendnot can disarm Microsoft Defender,...
Windows 11’s Smart App Control Blocks Untrusted Apps Proactively — Here’s What You Need to Know
When Microsoft rolled out the Windows 11 2022 Update (version 22H2), it quietly shipped one of the most aggressive consumer security features in years: Smart App Control. Unlike traditional antivirus...
Mitigating Supply Chain Attacks in NPM Ecosystems: Strategies for Developers and Organizations
As software development continues to rely heavily on third-party components, the threat landscape surrounding supply chain attacks in ecosystems like NPM remains both dynamic and perilous. Malicious...