Vulnerability Management
The latest Vulnerability Management coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Discloses Critical RRAS Heap Overflow (CVE-2025-50164) — Patch Now to Block Remote Code Execution
Microsoft has issued a high-severity security advisory for a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute...
Microsoft Patches Critical RRAS Heap Overflow CVE-2025-50160 That Exposes VPN Servers to Remote Takeover
Microsoft has released a patch for a critical heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) tracked as CVE-2025-50160, which allows attackers to remotely execute code...
Windows AFD.sys Hit Again: Race Condition CVE-2025-49762 Opens Door to SYSTEM Access
Microsoft has disclosed yet another high-severity vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys), this time a race condition tracked as CVE-2025-49762 that allows a...
Patch Now: CVE-2025-49761 Windows Kernel UAF Flaw Enables SYSTEM Takeover
A newly disclosed use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows kernel, tracked as CVE-2025-49761, hands a reliable privilege escalation path to any attacker who already has a toehold on a target...
Critical Race Condition in Windows Graphics Lets Attackers Escalate to SYSTEM – What to Do
Microsoft has disclosed a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Graphics Component, tracked as CVE-2025-49743, that could allow attackers to gain SYSTEM-level access on a...
Microsoft Drops Limited Details on CVE-2025-25006 Exchange Spoofing Bug—Here’s How to Protect Your Network
Microsoft has posted a new Exchange Server vulnerability, CVE-2025-25006, with a terse description that points to a spoofing weakness in how the mail server handles special header elements. The...
Critical SQL Server Vulnerability Enables Admin Escalation Over the Network
Microsoft has released a security advisory for CVE-2025-24999, a network-exploitable elevation-of-privilege flaw in Microsoft SQL Server that could allow an attacker with limited database access to...
Immediate Patch Needed: CVE-2025-49758 SQL Injection Allows SQL Server Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has released critical security updates for all supported versions of SQL Server to address CVE-2025-49758, a severe SQL injection vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker to...
CSPM and Server Plan 2 Hit Azure Government, Closing a Critical Feature Gap for Defense Workloads
Microsoft has finally delivered full parity for its Defender for Cloud security platform in U.S. sovereign clouds, ending a long wait for federal agencies and defense contractors. As of this month,...
Microsoft Confirms Critical Azure OpenAI Privilege Escalation Flaw, Urges Vigilance Until Patch
{ "title": "Microsoft Confirms Critical Azure OpenAI Privilege Escalation Flaw, Urges Vigilance Until Patch", "content": "Microsoft has officially acknowledged a critical security vulnerability...
Microsoft Edge Seals Off Dangerous Filesystem Attack Vector with Latest Chromium Patch for CVE-2025-8580
Microsoft has patched a critical filesystem vulnerability in its Edge browser, CVE-2025-8580, plugging a dangerous hole that could have allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code or access...
CISA Sets August 11 Deadline for Critical Exchange Hybrid Patch as Exploits Emerge
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued Emergency Directive 25-02 on August 7, 2025, giving federal agencies fewer than four days to remediate a high-severity vulnerability...