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The latest Hardening coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Cut Microsoft Telemetry: Free Tools to Block Windows 10 & 11 Data Collection
As Microsoft continues to expand data collection in Windows 10 and 11, maintaining control over your digital privacy has become increasingly challenging yet absolutely essential. The latest Windows...
Patch Windows MultiPoint Services Immediately — CVE-2025-54116 Grants Attackers SYSTEM Access
Microsoft has patched a dangerous local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows MultiPoint Services that could allow attackers with a foothold on a machine to gain full SYSTEM-level control....
Windows camsvc Race Condition Exploited for SYSTEM Access: Urgent Patch Deployed
A race condition in the Windows Capability Access Management Service (camsvc) allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM, Microsoft confirmed in a July 2025 security advisory. The...
Microsoft Emergency Patch for RRAS Memory Leak (CVE-2025-53796) — Update Windows VPN Gateways Now
Microsoft has released a critical security update for Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) to plug an information disclosure hole that allows attackers to siphon memory contents over the...
Microsoft AutoUpdate Vulnerability Lets Attackers Escalate to Root on macOS via Symlink Tricks
Microsoft has disclosed a fresh local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in its Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) agent that allows an attacker with an existing foothold on a macOS machine to escalate to...
The CVE That Isn't There: DirectX Kernel Race Condition Panic and the Patches You Actually Need
Microsoft's August 2025 security updates landed with a thud for Windows administrators, but not all of them came with a neat advisory. In forums across the web, sysadmins are chasing a ghost:...
Windows NTLM Vulnerability Lets Attackers Escalate Privileges Over the Network — Patch Immediately
Microsoft is urging Windows administrators to patch a critical improper authentication vulnerability in NT LAN Manager (NTLM) that allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a...
Race Condition in Windows MapControl Could Give Attackers Admin Rights – Patch Today
Microsoft has released a security update to address a critical race condition vulnerability in the Windows MapControl UI component that could allow local attackers to gain elevated privileges....
Critical RRAS Memory Leak CVE-2025-53797 Puts VPN Gateways at Risk – Patch Immediately
Microsoft has disclosed a high-severity information-disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that could allow unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive...
Redis Misconfiguration Exposes Sensitive Data in Rockwell Automation's LogixAI: CISA Warns
Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk Analytics LogixAI contains a high-severity configuration weakness that could expose sensitive operational data to attackers on adjacent networks. The U.S....
CVE-2025-9161: FactoryTalk Optix RCE via MQTT Plugin Loading — Upgrade to 1.6.0 Immediately
Industrial control system operators running Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk Optix visualization platform face a critical threat: a flaw in the product’s embedded MQTT broker allows...
When 99% of Cloud Breaches Start with a Checkbox: Inside Borderless CS's New Hardening Offensive
Misconfigured cloud storage buckets, unchanged default admin passwords, and unpatched Windows servers continue to fuel the majority of enterprise breaches—and one Australian cybersecurity firm just...