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Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in Windows NTFS Driver: Unverified CVE-2025-54916 Drives Mitigation Urgency
A report of a high-severity Windows NTFS vulnerability—described as a stack-based buffer overflow allowing local code execution—has surfaced with the identifier CVE-2025-54916, though the CVE...
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 Patches Use-After-Free in Windows XAML DatePickerFlyout That Could Elevate Local Privileges
Microsoft has assigned CVE-2025-54111 to a use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Windows UI XAML Phone DatePickerFlyout control, warning that an authenticated local attacker could exploit the flaw...
Windows CDPSvc Elevation Flaw (CVE-2025-54102) Patched; Attackers Could Seize SYSTEM Control
A high-severity vulnerability in the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service (CDPSvc), cataloged as CVE-2025-54102, can be exploited by a low-privileged local attacker to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM...
Windows SMBv3 Vulnerability CVE-2025-54101 Could Let Attackers Remotely Execute Code
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Windows SMBv3 client could allow attackers to take full control of unpatched systems with nothing more than a network connection. Microsoft’s advisory,...
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...
Windows RRAS Out-of-Bounds Read Flaw Exposes Memory to Remote Attackers
Microsoft has confirmed a memory disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that could allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive information from...
Why Windows 11 Power Users Still Rely on a 15-Year-Old 'God Mode' Trick
Windows 11’s settings experience remains a tale of two interfaces, and for power users weary of hunting for advanced options, a community trick called God Mode is the most practical shortcut to...
Windows 11 Canary Build 27938 Introduces AI-Powered Image Editing in File Explorer Context Menu
Right-click a photo in Windows 11’s newest Canary build, and a new “AI actions” submenu appears—offering one-click background removal, object erasure, background blur, and Bing Visual Search...
6 Free Windows Apps That Break the Built-In App Bottleneck
Microsoft ships Windows 11 with a respectable suite of default apps—Snipping Tool, Clipboard History, Photos, Edge’s PDF handler, Windows Search, and Media Player—but for anyone who pushes past...
Leaked Intel Points to an AI-Obsessed Windows 12 with Modular Core PC and Mandatory NPUs
Microsoft engineers have locked onto a radical blueprint for the next version of Windows—one that could finally break free from the traditional desktop paradigm by weaving artificial intelligence...
Inside the Windows 12.2 fan concept: Instant Aero theming, floating widgets, and a desktop that adapts to you
A new fan-made concept video for an imagined Windows 12.2 has reignited conversation about what users actually want from the operating system, showcasing instant theme switching, floating widgets,...