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The latest Patch Management coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CVE-2025-48813: Critical VSM Spoofing Vulnerability Threatens Windows Credential Guard
Microsoft has disclosed a critical security vulnerability in Windows Virtual Secure Mode (VSM) that could allow attackers to bypass Credential Guard protections and potentially compromise sensitive...
CVE-2025-59249: Critical Exchange Server EoP Vulnerability Patched
Microsoft has addressed a significant security vulnerability in Exchange Server with the October 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, marking another critical fix in the ongoing battle to secure enterprise...
CVE-2025-59294: Windows Taskbar Live Preview Security Vulnerability Explained
Microsoft has disclosed a significant security vulnerability in Windows Taskbar Live Preview functionality that could expose sensitive user information through what appears to be a harmless UI...
CVE-2025-59282: Critical IIS COM Race Condition Threatens Windows Servers
Microsoft's October 2025 security updates contain a critical fix for CVE-2025-59282, a high-severity race condition vulnerability in Internet Information Services (IIS) Inbox COM Objects that enables...
CVE-2025-55335: Critical NTFS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched
Microsoft has urgently addressed a critical security vulnerability in the Windows NTFS file system driver that could allow attackers to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. CVE-2025-55335,...
CVE-2025-47979: Critical Windows Failover Cluster Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Microsoft has disclosed a significant security vulnerability in Windows Failover Clustering that could expose sensitive cluster configuration data through accessible log files. CVE-2025-47979, rated...
CVE-2025-55336: Windows Cloud Files Driver Vulnerability Exposes Sensitive Data
Microsoft has disclosed a significant information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver (cldflt.sys) that could allow authenticated local attackers to access...
CVE-2025-47979: Windows Failover Cluster Information Disclosure Vulnerability Patched
Microsoft has addressed a critical information disclosure vulnerability in Windows Failover Cluster that could expose sensitive data through cluster log files. The vulnerability, tracked as...
CVE-2025-59185: Critical Windows NTLM Spoofing Flaw Demands Immediate Patching
Microsoft has disclosed a significant security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59185, within the Windows Core Shell component, classified as a spoofing issue that could lead to NTLM credential...
CVE-2025-59211: Windows Push Notification Core Security Vulnerability Analysis
Microsoft has disclosed a significant security vulnerability in the Windows Push Notification Core system that could allow local attackers to access sensitive information from affected systems....
CVE-2025-59254: Critical DWM Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft has confirmed a serious elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library, identified as CVE-2025-59254, that could allow attackers to gain system-level...
CVE-2025-55681: Critical DWM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Analysis
Microsoft has issued a critical security advisory for a newly discovered elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Desktop Window Manager (DWM) component of Windows, tracked as CVE-2025-55681. This...