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SQL Server Vulnerability CVE-2025-47997: Patch Now to Block Memory Disclosure Attacks
Microsoft has released patches for a critical information-disclosure vulnerability in SQL Server that could allow an authenticated attacker to read sensitive memory contents over the network. Tracked...
CVE-2025-55243: OfficePlus Spoofing Flaw Exposes Data, Bypasses Scanners
Microsoft has published a security advisory for CVE-2025-55243, a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft OfficePlus that can lead to the exposure of sensitive information and enable attackers to...
Patch Now: Xbox Gaming Services CVE-2024-28916 Lets Low-Privilege Attackers Escalate to SYSTEM
A critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Microsoft’s Xbox Gaming Services component, tracked as CVE-2024-28916, has been patched, but not before a public proof-of-concept demonstrated how...
The CVE That Isn't There: DirectX Kernel Race Condition Panic and the Patches You Actually Need
Microsoft's August 2025 security updates landed with a thud for Windows administrators, but not all of them came with a neat advisory. In forums across the web, sysadmins are chasing a ghost:...
Race Condition in Windows MapControl Could Give Attackers Admin Rights – Patch Today
Microsoft has released a security update to address a critical race condition vulnerability in the Windows MapControl UI component that could allow local attackers to gain elevated privileges....
Microsoft's Hidden PowerPoint Flaw: Why CVE-2025-54908 Evades Verification but Demands Action
A newly surfaced Microsoft advisory for CVE-2025-54908 warns of a use-after-free vulnerability in PowerPoint that could allow an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. However, when security...
CVE-2025-54906: Microsoft Office Memory Bug Enables Code Execution via Malicious Docs – Patch Now
Microsoft has issued a security advisory for CVE-2025-54906, a critical memory-corruption vulnerability in Office that can lead to arbitrary code execution when a user opens or previews a specially...
Unauthenticated RCE Exploits Hit On-Prem SharePoint — Patch, Rotate Keys, and Hunt Now
Microsoft’s on-premises SharePoint servers are under active attack from a chain of vulnerabilities that grant unauthenticated attackers remote code execution (RCE). The exploit combines an...
Microsoft Warns of Actively Targeted Excel Use-After-Free Flaw CVE-2025-54896
Microsoft has issued a critical security advisory for CVE-2025-54896, a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows...
Windows NEGOEX Integer Overflow Lets Attackers Escalate to SYSTEM—Patch Now
Microsoft has released a security update to plug a critical elevation-of-privilege hole in the Windows NEGOEX authentication mechanism. Tracked as CVE-2025-54895, the flaw stems from an integer...
CVE-2025-54099: Windows Winsock Driver Stack Overflow Threatens SYSTEM Access
A stack-based buffer overflow in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (afd.sys) can be exploited by local attackers to seize SYSTEM privileges, Microsoft disclosed in a security...
Rockwell Patches Critical SSRF Flaw in ThinManager That Exposes NTLM Hashes to Attackers
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reissued a high-severity advisory on September 9, 2025, for a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Rockwell...