Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday Fixes CVSS 7.1 AD FS Bug in Windows 11 26H1
Microsoft shipped KB5101649 on July 14, 2026, to close CVE-2026-58529—a high-severity information-disclosure vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services that affects Windows 11 version...
July's Office Security Update: Why CVE-2026-55121's Severity Was Overstated—and What to Do Now
Microsoft released its July 2026 security update for Microsoft Office and SharePoint on Tuesday, and one vulnerability in particular—CVE-2026-55121—quickly became a case study in how quickly a...
July 2026 Patch Tuesday: Urgent Fix for Windows NAT Spoofing Flaw—Update Windows 11 and Server Immediately
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security update batch closes a high-severity Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) spoofing vulnerability that could let an attacker on the same network impersonate...
Microsoft Fixes Windows Boot Loader Flaw That Could Weaken Secure Boot Defenses
Microsoft shipped its July 14, 2026 security updates to close a hole in the Windows Boot Loader that could let a well-placed attacker bypass security checks before the operating system loads. The...
Patch Now: Microsoft Fixes High-Risk Privilege Escalation Flaw in Windows Offline Files
Microsoft’s July 2026 security patches landed Tuesday with an urgent fix for a vulnerability that can hand an attacker full control over a Windows machine once they’re logged in. The flaw,...
Windows 11 26H1 Update Fixes Critical DWM Elevation Flaw — Install KB5101649 Now
Microsoft released an emergency security fix on July 14, 2026, for Windows 11 version 26H1, addressing a high-severity vulnerability in the Desktop Window Manager that could let attackers completely...
Microsoft's July 14 Update Nixes a Privilege-Escalation Flaw in Windows 11's Desktop Window Manager
Microsoft's July 14 security update patches a high-severity vulnerability in Windows 11's Desktop Window Manager that could let attackers seize full control of a PC after gaining an initial foothold....
Xiaomi 17 Series Beats Google to Stable Android 17 — But Don’t Expect Big Changes
Xiaomi has started shipping stable Android 17 to its Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra handsets, making them the first non-Pixel phones to receive Google’s newest operating system outside a beta...
Windows July Updates Seal Win32K Hole That Could Hand Attackers SYSTEM Access
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes CVE-2026-58632, a high-severity elevation-of-privilege flaw in the Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem that could allow a locally authenticated attacker to...
Microsoft Fixes DirectX Kernel Flaw That Lets Attackers Seize Full Control of Windows Systems
Microsoft's July 14 Patch Tuesday fixes a critical vulnerability in the Windows DirectX Graphics Kernel that could allow an attacker with just a toehold on your PC—like a limited user account—to...
Google Opens Play Catalog to Rival Stores on July 22—With a $5,000 Annual Price Tag
Starting July 22, any qualifying third-party Android app store in the United States can tap into the Google Play catalog and offer those apps to users, Google has confirmed. The move, first reported...
622 Fixes in Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday, But Two Critical Exploits Require Immediate Action
Microsoft released its largest-ever Patch Tuesday on July 14, 2026, with a staggering 622 security fixes—more than tripling the previous record. But IT teams should ignore the big number and zero...