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Patch VS Code now: CVE-2026-40376 lets attackers hijack Azure identities via MCP flaw
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Microsoft Windows Storage EoP Flaw Grants SYSTEM Access—Patch Now
Microsoft dropped a security bombshell on June 9, 2026, with the publication of CVE-2026-47648, a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability burrowed deep inside the Windows Storage subsystem. The...
CVE-2026-47287: VS Code Tampering Flaw Puts Developer Supply Chains at Risk
Microsoft published a new security advisory on June 9, 2026, flagging a tampering vulnerability in Visual Studio Code that strikes at the heart of the developer toolchain. CVE-2026-47287, as...
CVE-2026-45649: Microsoft Office for Android Spoofing Vulnerability Demands Immediate Patch
Microsoft's June 2026 Patch Tuesday brought to light an Important-rated security flaw in Office for Android that could allow attackers to spoof content across Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Tracked as...
Critical RDP Memory Leak: Unauthenticated Attackers Can Read Server Secrets
Microsoft has confirmed a new information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) that could allow unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive memory contents from...
Mac Office admins: No patch yet for CVE-2026-45460 critical RCE flaw—act now
Microsoft dropped an unwelcome surprise on Mac administrators Monday with the publication of CVE-2026-45460. The advisory, issued June 9, 2026, warns of a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Office...
Microsoft Office CVE-2026-44819: Apply All Updates, Not Just Table List
Microsoft has issued an urgent and unusual advisory for CVE-2026-44819, a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Microsoft Office, that forces organizations to rethink their patch...
CVE-2026-45475: Why Microsoft Office “Remote” Code Execution Is Actually Local
A recently disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Office, tracked as CVE-2026-45475, is raising eyebrows due to an apparent contradiction in its labeling. Microsoft classifies it as a Remote Code...
CVE-2026-45468 SharePoint XSS Spoofing: What Server 2016 & 2019 Admins Must Know
Microsoft's June 9, 2026 Patch Tuesday brought an important fix for on-premises SharePoint farms: CVE-2026-45468, an Important-rated cross-site scripting (XSS) spoofing vulnerability. The flaw...
Microsoft Separates Defender EDR Sensor Updates from Windows Cumulative Updates
Microsoft is decoupling Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) sensor updates for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from the monthly Windows cumulative update package. Starting in late May 2026, these...
CVE-2026-46121: Critical DAMON Kernel Bug Threatens WSL and Containers
The National Vulnerability Database assigned CVE-2026-46121 on May 28, 2026, flagging a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's DAMON subsystem. The flaw resides in the sysfs...
Azure Arc Hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 Now Free, Cuts Reboots Everywhere
{ "title": "Azure Arc Hotpatching Free for Windows Server 2025: Fewer Reboots, More Hybrid", "content": "On May 19, 2026, Microsoft removed the price tag from Azure Arc-enabled hotpatching for...