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Microsoft Discloses Critical RRAS Heap Overflow (CVE-2025-50164) — Patch Now to Block Remote Code Execution
Microsoft has issued a high-severity security advisory for a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute...
RRAS Heap Overflow Crisis: Two High-Severity Flaws Hit Windows Server, PoCs Expected Soon
A pair of heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) are forcing enterprise administrators into emergency patch mode. CVE-2025-33064 and...
Microsoft Fixes Critical Graphics RCE Flaw CVE-2025-50165—Patch Windows Now
Microsoft has disclosed a high-risk remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Graphics Component, tracked as CVE-2025-50165, that can be triggered by simply viewing a malicious image. The...
The CVE That Wasn't: Unpacking NTFS TOCTOU Risks and Microsoft’s 2025 Patch Reality
A flurry of confusion swept across sysadmin channels this week after an advisory citing “CVE-2025-50158 — Windows NTFS Information Disclosure (TOCTOU)” began circulating, only for anyone...
Windows File Explorer NTLM Leak: CVE-2025-50154 Exposes Credentials in Stealthy Attacks
A single unassuming ZIP archive can now become a weapon to steal Windows credentials, thanks to a newly patched flaw in Windows File Explorer. Microsoft's March 11, 2025 Patch Tuesday update fixed a...
Windows AFD.sys Hit Again: Race Condition CVE-2025-49762 Opens Door to SYSTEM Access
Microsoft has disclosed yet another high-severity vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys), this time a race condition tracked as CVE-2025-49762 that allows a...
CVE-2025-25005: The Windows Vulnerability Shrouded in Uncertainty and What Admins Must Do Now
The discovery of a new Windows vulnerability always triggers a scramble for details, but CVE-2025-25005 has presented an unusual challenge: the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) advisory...
Critical SQL Server Vulnerability Enables Admin Escalation Over the Network
Microsoft has released a security advisory for CVE-2025-24999, a network-exploitable elevation-of-privilege flaw in Microsoft SQL Server that could allow an attacker with limited database access to...
CVE-2025-33051: Exchange Server Leak Demands Urgent Patching and Credential Rotation
Microsoft’s June 2025 Patch Tuesday has surfaced CVE-2025-33051, an information disclosure vulnerability in Exchange Server that demands immediate attention from every organization running...
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...
Windows 11’s Blue Screen of Death Turns Black in August 2025 Update, Alongside Quick Recovery and AI Settings
Microsoft has officially killed the Blue Screen of Death. The iconic crash screen, a fixture of Windows for over three decades, is now a minimalist black screen in the August 2025 cumulative update...