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Windows Torrent Safety: Why uTorrent Poses Risks and How to Install Securely or Switch to qBittorrent
The Fathom Journal tutorial demonstrating uTorrent installation on Windows 10 and Windows 11 has drawn attention to a critical security issue many users overlook. While the video provides a...
RRAS zero-reboot hotpatch lands March 13 for Server 2022 and 2025 RCE bugs
Microsoft released an out-of-band hotpatch on March 13, 2026 addressing critical vulnerabilities in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) management tool. This security update...
Microsoft's KB5084597 Hotpatch Fixes Critical RRAS Vulnerabilities Without System Restart
Microsoft released an out-of-band hotpatch on March 13, 2026—KB5084597—that addresses multiple high-risk vulnerabilities in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) management tool....
March 2026 Patch Tuesday Delivers Critical Security Updates with Zero-Day Fixes and EoP Vulnerabilities
Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday has arrived with urgent security updates addressing multiple zero-day vulnerabilities and elevation of privilege flaws. The updates require immediate attention...
March 2026 Patch Tuesday: Actively exploited zero-days fixed in Windows, Office, SQL Server
Microsoft released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday updates on March 10, addressing multiple critical vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, and SQL Server. This security release represents one of the...
CVE-2026-26117 lets low-privilege users hijack Azure Arc agents, escalate to SYSTEM, and take over cloud identities.
Microsoft has disclosed a critical vulnerability in the Azure Arc Connected Machine agent for Windows that enables local privilege escalation and cloud identity takeover. CVE-2026-26117 represents a...
CVE-2026-26128: Critical Windows SMB Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Analysis
Microsoft has cataloged CVE-2026-26128 as an elevation-of-privilege defect in the Windows SMB Server that allows an authorized (local) attacker to escalate privileges on affected systems. This...
CVE-2026-23656: Windows App Installer Spoofing Vulnerability Explained
Microsoft has documented CVE-2026-23656 as a Windows App Installer spoofing vulnerability that enables unauthenticated attackers to present spoofed installer interfaces or metadata by exploiting...
CVE-2026-25190: Microsoft Patches Critical GDI Vulnerability in March 2026 Security Update
Microsoft's March 2026 security update includes a newly cataloged Windows Graphics Device Interface vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-25190, a high-severity code-execution flaw that requires...
Microsoft Confirms Critical DWM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2026-25189
Microsoft has officially documented CVE-2026-25189, a confirmed use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library that enables local privilege escalation. The...
CVE-2026-25188: Microsoft Patches Critical Telephony Service Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday update addresses a high-severity heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Telephony Service, cataloged as CVE-2026-25188. This security flaw could...
Microsoft Patches ATBroker Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2026-25186 in Windows Accessibility Infrastructure
Microsoft has addressed a newly cataloged information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Accessibility Infrastructure, tracked as CVE-2026-25186, affecting the ATBroker.exe helper process. This...