Articles from May 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in May 2026
Microsoft Confirms Critical Windows Storage Spaces EoP Flaw—Patch Now
Microsoft dropped a stark warning this week: CVE-2026-35415 is not a drill. The vulnerability in Windows Storage Spaces Controller could hand attackers full system control, and the clock is ticking...
CVE-2026-34351: Why This Windows TCP/IP Vulnerability Demands Your Immediate Attention
Microsoft on May 12, 2026, disclosed CVE-2026-34351, an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows TCP/IP stack that allows a local attacker to gain SYSTEM-level access. The flaw, rated...
Kyndryl and Microsoft Launch Governed Agentic AI on Azure in May 2026
Kyndryl and Microsoft are taking enterprise artificial intelligence out of the experimental lab and into business-critical operations. The two companies, partners since Kyndryl spun off from IBM in...
CVE-2026-34350: Microsoft Patches Windows Storport Driver Vulnerability That Could Crash Storage Systems
Microsoft has patched a denial-of-service flaw in the Windows Storport Miniport driver that could let attackers remotely crash servers and workstations by targeting their storage subsystems. Tracked...
Microsoft Patches Important Win32k Elevation of Privilege Flaw (CVE-2026-34347) – Update Now
Microsoft has patched a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Win32k kernel driver that could allow a local attacker to gain SYSTEM-level privileges. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-34347, was...
CVE-2026-34345: Microsoft Patches AFD.sys WinSock EoP Flaw Granting SYSTEM Access
Microsoft has patched a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver (AFD.sys) that could allow attackers to gain SYSTEM-level privileges. Tracked as...
CVE-2026-34344: AFD WinSock Privilege Escalation – Critical Fix in May 2026 Patch Tuesday
Microsoft dropped its May 2026 Patch Tuesday updates on May 12, and among the security bulletins is a notable elevation-of-privilege flaw in a core Windows driver. Tracked as CVE-2026-34344, the...
Microsoft 365 Copilot adopts one universal shortcut, ending app-by-app key chaos
Microsoft is finally killing the shortcut chaos that has plagued Copilot across its Office apps. Starting in May 2026, every desktop version of Microsoft 365 will adopt a single, consistent keyboard...
CVE-2026-34343: Critical AppID Heap Overflow Allows Full SYSTEM Takeover — Patch Now
Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday brought a stark reminder that local privilege escalation remains a potent weapon in an attacker’s arsenal. On May 12, 2026, the company disclosed...
Windows Print Spooler Race Condition EoP Flaw (CVE-2026-34342) Patched
Microsoft shipped a fix for a local privilege escalation flaw in the Windows Print Spooler service on May 12, 2026. Tracked as CVE-2026-34342, the vulnerability enables an authenticated attacker to...
CVE-2026-34333: Urgent Windows Win32k Elevation-of-Privilege Flaw Patched in May 2026 Update
Microsoft’s May 2026 security update addresses CVE-2026-34333, a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Win32k subsystem. The flaw, listed in the official Security Update...
Geany Outperforms Notepad++ on 500MB Logs: Instant Search, No Lag
Notepad++ has long been the Windows text editor of choice for developers and power users, but a recent MakeUseOf test reveals it stumbles on exceptionally large files. Geany—a lesser-known...