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Microsoft Fixes AFD.sys Privilege Escalation Flaw CVE-2026-50312 in July 2026 Patches
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July Windows Update Seals Off HID Integer Overflow Leak — Here Are the Builds You Need
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 Patch Tuesday release includes a fix for a local information-disclosure vulnerability in how Windows handles Human Interface Devices. Remote attacks are off the table, but...
A Local Windows Push Notification Bug Can Leak Data—Here’s How to Patch It
Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday rollout includes a fix for a Windows vulnerability that lets an attacker with basic local access extract sensitive information without any user interaction. The...
Windows Push Notification Bug Lets Locally-Authenticated Users Steal Secrets — Here’s the Fix
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft rolled out a security update that plugs a sensitive information leak in Windows Push Notifications, a flaw that could let an already-logged-in user pull confidential data...
Microsoft’s July Patch Seals a Silent Data Leak in Windows Push Notifications
Microsoft’s July 2026 security release fixes a flaw in Windows Push Notifications that can silently expose sensitive data to an attacker who’s already logged into the same machine. The...
Important Windows 11 WIA Bug Fixed: July Patches Block Privilege Escalation
Microsoft on July 14, 2026 shipped an important security update for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 that closes a local privilege escalation flaw in the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) service....
Windows Updates Close Privilege-Escalation Gate: The Builds You Need to Have
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft rolled out its monthly Patch Tuesday updates, and among the fixes was a high-severity privilege-escalation vulnerability that every Windows user and administrator should...
Microsoft Patches Critical Windows USB Driver Flaw That Hands Full Control to Attackers
Microsoft's July 14, 2026 security update fixes a high-severity elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows USB driver that could let an attacker with even low-level authenticated access gain...
July 2026 Windows Updates Patch Data.dll Code Execution Flaw—Apply Them Before Attackers Get Clever
Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday landed with a fix for CVE-2026-50347, a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in a core Windows library called Data.dll. The flaw, rated 7.8 on the CVSS...
July 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes Windows Installer Flaw That Could Hand Attackers Full Control
Microsoft released its July 2026 security updates on Tuesday, closing an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Install Service that could allow a local attacker to seize complete...
You Need to Patch This Windows Flaw Before Attackers Use It to Take Over Your PC
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security updates fix a local privilege-escalation vulnerability in the Windows Application Model that could hand control of a machine to an attacker who already has...
Microsoft’s July Patch Closes ReFS Hole That Hands Attackers System Control—Who Needs to Update First
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security update patched a high-severity flaw in the Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) that could allow a locally authenticated attacker to seize full control of a...