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Microsoft’s August Patch Bundles SSU with Windows 11 23H2/22H2 Security Update and Warns of 2026 Secure Boot Crunch
Microsoft shipped the August 2025 cumulative security update for older Windows 11 branches—KB5063875—on August 12, rolling out a combined latest cumulative update (LCU) and servicing stack update...
KB5063878 Patch Warns: Windows 11 Secure Boot Certificates Expire in 2026
Microsoft’s August 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2, isn’t just another routine patch. KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946) delivers security and quality fixes, a bundled servicing...
Windows 11 August 2025 Patch Tuesday: KB5063875 Fixes Copilot Key, KB5063878 Boosts 24H2 Performance
Microsoft’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday delivers a dual-punch for Windows 11 users: a critical fix for the Copilot hardware key on older builds and a performance-boosting update for the latest 24H2...
Patch Immediately: Windows Kernel Use-After-Free CVE-2025-53151 Opens Door to SYSTEM Takeover
Microsoft has released a critical security update to address CVE-2025-53151, a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows kernel that lets authenticated local attackers escalate their privileges to...
Heap Overflow in Windows ks.sys Driver Opens Door to Full System Compromise – Patch Immediately
A newly disclosed heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Kernel Streaming (ks.sys) driver enables any locally authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM, granting full control over...
How CVE-2025-53148 Can Leak Your VPN Secrets: Windows RRAS Patch and Mitigation Guide
Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday brought to light CVE-2025-53148, a serious information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS). The flaw, categorized as a...
CVE-2025-53138: Windows Server RRAS Vulnerability Leaks Sensitive Memory
Microsoft's latest security advisory warns of CVE-2025-53138, a newly disclosed information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS). The flaw, rooted in the...
CVE-2025-26636: Windows Kernel Info Leak Exploits Processor Optimizations to Steal Secrets
Microsoft's April 2025 Patch Tuesday quietly shipped a fix for CVE-2025-26636, a Windows NT kernel information disclosure that lets local attackers extract sensitive memory simply by triggering code...
Patch Now: Critical Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc Flaws Allow Attackers to Gain SYSTEM Privileges
Microsoft's December 2024 Patch Tuesday included a fix for CVE-2024-49095, a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc service that could give attackers...
Critical RRAS Heap Overflow Exposes Windows Servers to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
Microsoft has issued urgent patches for a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on...
Microsoft Patches Windows RRAS Bug That Leaks Confidential Data Over the Network
Microsoft has released a security update to address a serious information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that could allow attackers to extract...
Patch Now: CVE-2025-49761 Windows Kernel UAF Flaw Enables SYSTEM Takeover
A newly disclosed use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows kernel, tracked as CVE-2025-49761, hands a reliable privilege escalation path to any attacker who already has a toehold on a target...