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The latest Patch Management coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Patches Critical RCE Flaw in IIS Web Deploy – CVE-2025-53772 Threatens Exposed Servers
Microsoft has issued a high-priority security advisory for a deserialization vulnerability in its Web Deploy tool that could give authenticated attackers the ability to execute arbitrary code on...
Microsoft Discloses Critical PowerPoint Use-After-Free Flaw, CVE-2025-53761, Enabling Local Code Execution
Microsoft has issued a security advisory for a new use-after-free vulnerability in PowerPoint, tracked as CVE-2025-53761, that allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. The flaw, which...
Microsoft Warns of Excel RCE Flaw CVE-2025-53759, Workarounds Provided
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, tracked as CVE-2025-53759, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on a victim’s machine by tricking them into opening a specially crafted...
CVE-2025-53741: Microsoft Issues Emergency Excel Patch to Stop Remote Code Execution via Heap Overflow
Microsoft has disclosed a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Excel, tracked as CVE-2025-53741, that can give attackers the ability to remotely execute code on a vulnerable machine...
Visio Under Fire: Microsoft Releases Patch for Use-After-Free Vulnerability CVE-2025-53730
Microsoft has disclosed a new use-after-free vulnerability in Visio, tracked as CVE-2025-53730, that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code locally when a user opens a maliciously crafted...
Microsoft Fixes SQL Server Flaw That Allows Privilege Escalation via SQL Injection
Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday release includes a fix for a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SQL Server that enables authenticated attackers to escalate privileges and seize...
Immediate Patch Needed: CVE-2025-49758 SQL Injection Allows SQL Server Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has released critical security updates for all supported versions of SQL Server to address CVE-2025-49758, a severe SQL injection vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker to...
Microsoft Fixes Hyper-V Sync Bug (CVE-2025-47999) That Allows Adjacent Attackers to Crash Virtual Hosts
Microsoft has released a security update for a denial-of-service vulnerability in Windows Hyper‑V, cataloged as CVE‑2025‑47999, that lets an attacker on an adjacent network crash virtualisation...
Microsoft Patches Azure File Sync EoP Vulnerability CVE-2025-29973—What IT Admins Must Do Now
Microsoft has confirmed an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in its Azure File Sync service that could allow an authenticated local attacker to gain full control of affected Windows servers....
CISA August 2025 Advisory Exposes Critical Flaw in Rail Brake Protocol, Demands Broad ICS Patching
The U.S. rail industry faces a safety-critical vulnerability that cannot be fixed with a simple software update. A flaw in the remote linking protocol used by End-of-Train (EoT) and Head-of-Train...
Microsoft Begins Silent Rollout of 365 Companion Apps to Windows 11 Taskbars
Starting in late October 2025, Microsoft began automatically installing three new companion apps onto the Windows 11 taskbar for devices that already have Microsoft 365 Apps. Dubbed Calendar, File...
Immediate Hotfixes Released for Schneider Electric PME Vulnerabilities, CISA Urges Swift Action
Schneider Electric has released hotfixes for a cluster of high-impact vulnerabilities in its EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME) software, addressing flaws that could allow remote code...