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    Azure Batch: Replace Windows Server 2016 Pools by January 12, 2027

    Azure Batch administrators should begin replacing Windows Server 2016 pools now, choosing a supported Marketplace image when it meets the workload’s requirements and an Azure Compute Gallery image when the workload requires a controlled custom baseline. Microsoft sets January 12, 2027 as the end...
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    CVE-2026-23651: Permissive Regex in Azure Compute Gallery Causes Local Privilege Escalation

    Microsoft's advisory for CVE-2026-23651 describes a local elevation-of-privilege flaw in Azure Compute Gallery caused by a permissive regular expression used during input validation; an authenticated user with access to the affected component can craft input that bypasses intended checks and...
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    Enable Trusted Launch in-Place for Azure VMs: Secure Boot and vTPM

    Microsoft has quietly made one of the most practical security upgrades for Azure virtual infrastructure far easier to adopt: Trusted Launch can now be enabled in-place for many existing VMs and scale sets, reducing the migration friction that has kept foundational boot security from reaching...