Service Principal
The latest Service Principal coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft’s August Patches Fix Kerberos dMSA Vulnerability That Lets Attackers Escalate to Domain Admin
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Server 2025’s delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSA) feature allows an attacker with initial access to specific Kerberos secrets to escalate to full...
Microsoft Patches Publicly Disclosed ‘BadSuccessor’ Kerberos Zero-Day and Exchange Hybrid Cloud Threat in August 2025 Update
Microsoft’s August 2025 security update patches a publicly disclosed Kerberos privilege escalation flaw and a dangerous Exchange hybrid vulnerability that could let attackers hop from on-premises...
CVE-2025-33051: Exchange Server Leak Demands Urgent Patching and Credential Rotation
Microsoft’s June 2025 Patch Tuesday has surfaced CVE-2025-33051, an information disclosure vulnerability in Exchange Server that demands immediate attention from every organization running...
CISA Mandates Immediate Disconnect of EOL Exchange Servers After Black Hat Exploit Demo for CVE-2025-53786
A critical Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability now carries a binding directive from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, following a live demonstration of the exploit at the...
New Golden dMSA Attack Bypasses Windows Server 2025 Security; Entra ID Flaw Escalates to Global Admin
Security researchers have unveiled two distinct but equally alarming identity-based attack paths that strike at the heart of enterprise Windows environments: a design flaw in Windows Server 2025’s...
Critical Exchange Hybrid Flaw CVE-2025-53786 Allows Undetectable Privilege Escalation—Patch Now
A dangerous authentication bypass has surfaced in Microsoft Exchange hybrid deployments, prompting coordinated alerts from both Microsoft and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...
CVE-2025-53786: How a Hybrid Exchange Flaw Turns On-Prem Access into Cloud Catastrophe
Attackers who manage to breach an on-premises Microsoft Exchange server can now pivot to the cloud with a set of unrevocable credentials—and for 24 hours, defenders are all but helpless. That is...
CISA Emergency Directive Targets CVE-2025-53786: Hybrid Exchange Flaw Demands Immediate Action
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued Emergency Directive 25-02 on August 7, 2025, compelling federal agencies to immediately patch a high-severity Microsoft Exchange...
Critical Microsoft Entra ID SAML Exploit Enables Global Administrator Privilege Escalation
Security researchers have sounded the alarm over a newly discovered exploit chain in Microsoft Entra ID, a service formerly known as Azure Active Directory, that enables attackers to seize Global...
Microsoft Entra ID Privilege Escalation Vulnerability: Risks and Mitigation in Hybrid Cloud Environments
In the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud infrastructure and identity management, Microsoft Entra ID (previously known as Azure Active Directory) has become a foundational piece for countless...
Azure Arc Credential Theft: New Attack Exposes Hybrid Cloud Security Gaps
Microsoft Azure Arc has emerged as a game-changer for hybrid cloud environments, extending Azure management capabilities to on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge systems. However, recent cybersecurity...
Securing Microsoft Azure Arc: How to Mitigate Privilege Escalation in Hybrid Cloud
Microsoft Azure Arc has emerged as a game-changer for enterprises managing hybrid cloud environments, offering unified control over on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge resources. Yet recent security...