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Critical Windows USB Video Driver Flaw Allows Code Execution — Patch Now
CVE-2025-24055: Critical Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in Windows USB Video Driver Microsoft has disclosed a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-24055, affecting the Windows USB Video Class...
Patch now: Critical CVE-2025-24055 flaw in Windows USB Video driver risks kernel memory leak.
A newly discovered vulnerability in Windows' USB Video Class (UVC) driver has raised significant security concerns. Designated as CVE-2025-24055, this out-of-bounds read flaw could allow attackers to...
CVE-2024-9157: Critical DLL Loading Vulnerability in Synaptics Software Threatens Windows Security
A newly discovered vulnerability (CVE-2024-9157) in Synaptics touchpad and biometric software exposes Windows systems to DLL hijacking attacks, putting millions of devices at risk. This critical...
Microsoft patches CVE-2025-24988 USB driver flaw targeted by physical attackers
A newly discovered vulnerability in Windows USB drivers, tracked as CVE-2025-24988, has raised significant security concerns among IT professionals and Windows users alike. This critical flaw in the...
Critical Windows Fast FAT Driver Flaw CVE-2025-24985 Enables Local Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has disclosed a critical security vulnerability (CVE-2025-24985) in the Windows Fast FAT file system driver that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges....
Microsoft: Critical Windows Kernel Streaming Flaw (CVE-2025-24995) Enables Kernel Code Execution
Microsoft has disclosed a critical security vulnerability (CVE-2025-24995) affecting the Windows Kernel Streaming driver (ks.sys), which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with...
February 2025 Patch Fixes CVE-2025-21247 Windows URL Zone Bypass Flaw
Microsoft has disclosed a critical security vulnerability (CVE-2025-21247) in Windows' URL handling mechanism that could allow attackers to bypass security zones and execute malicious code. This...
CVE-2025-24046: Critical Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Microsoft Streaming Service Driver Exposes Windows Systems to Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has issued a critical security advisory for CVE-2025-24046, a newly discovered use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Streaming Service driver (stream.sys) that could allow attackers...
CVE-2025-24061: Critical Windows Security Flaw in Mark of the Web Exposes Users to Attacks
CVE-2025-24061: Bypassing Windows Security with Mark of the Web Flaw A newly discovered vulnerability in Windows, tracked as CVE-2025-24061, allows attackers to bypass critical security protections...
Windows Kernel Use-After-Free Flaw CVE-2025-24983 Enables Privilege Escalation
CVE-2025-24983: Understanding Windows' Latest Use-After-Free Vulnerability Microsoft has disclosed CVE-2025-24983, a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows kernel that could allow...
CVE-2025-24044: Windows Kernel Bug Lets Attackers Gain SYSTEM Access
CVE-2025-24044: Critical Windows Kernel Vulnerability Exposes Local Privilege Escalation Risk A newly discovered vulnerability in the Windows kernel, tracked as CVE-2025-24044, has been classified as...
NTLM hash theft flaw CVE-2025-24996 threatens Windows domain credentials.
Windows security faces a new challenge with the discovery of CVE-2025-24996, a critical vulnerability exposing NTLM hashes to potential attackers. This flaw, affecting multiple Windows versions,...