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The latest Patch Management coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Path Equivalence Flaw in Windows MapUrlToZone Lets Attackers Bypass Security Zoning
Microsoft’s March 2025 Patch Tuesday included fixes for a dangerous vulnerability in the Windows MapUrlToZone API that could allow attackers to trick the operating system into treating remote or...
Microsoft's Brokering File System Hit by Race Condition—Attackers Can Seize SYSTEM
Microsoft has confirmed a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in its Brokering File System that hands a low-privileged local user a pathway to full SYSTEM control. Tracked as CVE-2025-54105,...
Windows Firewall’s Memory Misfire: How CVE-2025-54094 Opens a Door to SYSTEM Privileges
A newly disclosed privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Defender Firewall Service allows attackers with a foothold on a system to seize complete control, elevating standard user...
CVE-2025-54093: Windows TCP/IP Race Condition Grants SYSTEM Access – Patch Now
Microsoft has disclosed a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows TCP/IP driver that gives authenticated attackers a clear path to SYSTEM-level control. Tracked as CVE-2025-54093...
Microsoft Issues Urgent Fix for Windows Defender Firewall Type-Confusion EoP (CVE-2025-54104)
Microsoft has confirmed a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Defender Firewall Service (MpsSvc) that could enable an attacker with local access to escalate to SYSTEM-level...
No-Reboot PSDirect Fix for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 Arrives via Hotpatch KB5066360
Microsoft released a targeted security hotpatch, KB5066360, for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 on September 9, 2025, addressing a critical vulnerability in PowerShell Direct (PSDirect) that could...
Microsoft Warns: New Windows Management Service UAF Bug Could Hand Attackers SYSTEM Control
Microsoft’s Security Response Center has published a critical security advisory for a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Management Service that could allow an authenticated local attacker...
Critical Hyper-V Privilege Escalation Flaw (CVE-2025-54098) Demands Immediate Patching
Microsoft has released a security update to fix a serious privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V, tracked as CVE-2025-54098, that could allow an attacker with local access to elevate...
CVE-2025-54091: Windows Hyper-V Integer Overflow Lets Attackers Gain SYSTEM on Hosts
A critical integer overflow vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V, tracked as CVE-2025-54091, allows authenticated local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level on the host machine, Microsoft has...
CVE-2025-53810: Urgent Windows Type-Confusion Bug Grants Attackers SYSTEM Access
A type-confusion flaw in a core Windows service, tracked as CVE-2025-53810, allows any authenticated local user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM, Microsoft’s Security Response Center confirmed in a...
Windows Hyper-V Race Condition Flaw (CVE-2025-54092) Enables Attackers to Seize Host Control
Microsoft has disclosed a dangerous race condition vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V that could allow a local attacker to seize SYSTEM-level privileges on the host. Tracked as CVE-2025-54092, the flaw...
Critical Windows LSASS Bug Exposes Domain Controllers to Authentication DoS Attacks
Microsoft’s latest security advisory for CVE-2025-53809 details a network-exploitable denial-of-service flaw in the Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service, the bedrock of authentication...