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Microsoft Warns: New Windows Management Service UAF Bug Could Hand Attackers SYSTEM Control
Microsoft’s Security Response Center has published a critical security advisory for a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Management Service that could allow an authenticated local attacker...
CVE-2025-53810: Urgent Windows Type-Confusion Bug Grants Attackers SYSTEM Access
A type-confusion flaw in a core Windows service, tracked as CVE-2025-53810, allows any authenticated local user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM, Microsoft’s Security Response Center confirmed in a...
Critical Windows LSASS Bug Exposes Domain Controllers to Authentication DoS Attacks
Microsoft’s latest security advisory for CVE-2025-53809 details a network-exploitable denial-of-service flaw in the Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service, the bedrock of authentication...
Critical Windows Graphics Race Condition (CVE-2025-53807) Hands Out SYSTEM Access—Urgent Patch Guide
A race condition in the Windows Graphics Component can hand authenticated attackers full SYSTEM privileges, Microsoft disclosed this week. The vulnerability, cataloged as CVE-2025-53807, lurks in the...
Windows HTTP.sys Out-of-Bounds Read Enables Remote DoS — Patch Urgently
A newly referenced vulnerability in the Windows HTTP protocol stack exposes internet-facing servers to remote denial-of-service attacks, forcing administrators to take immediate action even as public...
Critical Local Privilege Escalation Bug in Windows DWM Fixed: Here’s What You Need to Know
Microsoft has patched a serious local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library, tracked as CVE-2025-53801, that could allow an attacker with a basic...
Microsoft Patches Windows Kernel Memory Leak (CVE-2025-53803) That Facilitates Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has released a security update to close a Windows kernel memory disclosure vulnerability that hands attackers a powerful reconnaissance tool for crafting more reliable exploits. Tracked as...
Microsoft Patches Windows Imaging Component Flaw That Could Leak Sensitive Data Through Crafted Images
A critical information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) was among the top fixes delivered in Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday updates. Tracked as CVE-2025-47980,...
CVE-2025-49692: Azure Connected Machine Agent Vulnerability Demands Immediate Patching
Microsoft has released a security update to address a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability (CVE-2025-49692) in the Azure Connected Machine agent, the software component that enables Azure...
Urgent: Windows Win32K GRFX Race Condition Exploitable for Kernel Code Execution – Patch Now
Microsoft has disclosed a dangerous race condition vulnerability in the Windows graphics subsystem’s Win32K component, tracked as CVE-2025-55228, that allows an authenticated local attacker to gain...
Patch Now: Windows RRAS Flaw CVE-2025-55225 Spills System Memory to Remote Attackers
Microsoft has confirmed a serious information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that could let attackers remotely read sensitive memory contents from...
Windows NTLM Vulnerability Lets Attackers Escalate Privileges Over the Network — Patch Immediately
Microsoft is urging Windows administrators to patch a critical improper authentication vulnerability in NT LAN Manager (NTLM) that allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a...