Mitsubishi Electric’s MELSEC iQ‑F family of CPU modules is the subject of a fresh industrial‑control systems advisory describing a remotely exploitable denial‑of‑service condition in the product’s embedded Web server function — an issue that can be triggered by specially crafted HTTP traffic and...
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Microsoft released emergency updates on August 12, 2025 to fix a high-severity flaw in Windows Remote Desktop Services that allows unauthenticated, network-based denial-of-service attacks against a wide range of Windows servers and desktops, tracked as CVE-2025-53722.
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Siemens’ SIPROTEC 5 family has resurfaced in industry advisories after researchers and the vendor disclosed a vulnerability that allows attackers with physical access to exhaust a device’s memory via its local USB port, causing temporary loss of network responsiveness; the issue is tracked as...
Siemens’s RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW Station Access Controller (SAC) has been identified as vulnerable to multiple memory‑corruption flaws in the embedded SQLite component that—if left unpatched—could allow remote attackers to crash devices or execute arbitrary code; Siemens recommends updating affected...
Siemens’ SINEC Traffic Analyzer has been the subject of a focused security disclosure cycle that culminated in a consolidated vendor advisory (SSA‑517338) and a republication through federal ICS channels, detailing a cluster of high‑to‑critical vulnerabilities that affect the product’s...
A newly republished CISA advisory warns that Rockwell Automation’s Studio 5000 Logix Designer contains an improper input validation flaw that can be triggered via environment variables, allowing an attacker with local network access to crash the engineering software—and in some cases plausibly...
Siemens’ SINEC Traffic Analyzer—an on-premises PROFINET monitoring tool found in utilities, manufacturing, and energy networks—has been the subject of a sustained, multi-stage security disclosure that now spans multiple advisories and several high-severity CVEs. The vendor (Siemens ProductCERT)...
Microsoft’s advisory lists CVE-2025-53722 as a denial-of-service flaw in Windows Remote Desktop Services caused by uncontrolled resource consumption, allowing an attacker who can send requests over the network to exhaust resources and render RDS unavailable. Background
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Title: New LSASS DoS (CVE-2025-53716) — What admins need to know now
By WindowsForum.com security desk — August 12, 2025
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A null-pointer dereference vulnerability in the Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) — tracked as CVE-2025-53716 in Microsoft’s Security Update...
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A new class of Windows denial-of-service attacks revealed at DEF CON has forced a hard reckoning for enterprise defenders: vulnerabilities in LDAP handling can not only crash individual servers, they can be chained into zero-click attack flows that target Domain Controllers (DCs) and potentially...
Reliving the adventures of classic DOS games is something many PC enthusiasts and retro gamers still crave, decades after the golden age of MS-DOS. For those who grew up with the likes of Commander Keen, Prince of Persia, or the unforgiving challenges of The Oregon Trail, the nostalgia is...
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From its earliest days as a revolutionary graphical shell for MS-DOS to its current incarnation in the sleek, AI-augmented interface of Windows 11, Microsoft Windows has evolved on nearly every front—yet, remarkably, certain core elements have endured across every era of its existence. While the...
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When critical infrastructure and industrial environments are at stake, the resilience of software components interconnecting data pipelines is non-negotiable. The AVEVA PI Connector for CygNet is a keystone for organizations that rely on seamless, secure OT-IT integration, especially within...
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Microsoft's recent revival of its classic MS-DOS Edit utility, reimagined as a modern, open-source text editor for Windows 11, marks a notable departure from the company's current trend of layering AI-driven features onto nearly every facet of its operating system. In an ecosystem where AI...
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When Microsoft unveiled its new “Edit” text editor at its annual Build conference, it sent an unambiguous signal that foundational tools for Windows developers are due for a thoughtful refresh. The arrival of Edit on Windows, a text editor designed specifically to integrate with the command line...
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Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) service, a cornerstone of secure remote access for countless organizations, faces renewed scrutiny following the disclosure of two critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-26677 and CVE-2025-29831. As remote work cements its role across industries...
A surge of concern has swept through IT and cybersecurity circles following the disclosure of a critical zero-click vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows Deployment Services (WDS) platform. Unlike more intricate bugs that require a sophisticated attacker or privileged access, this flaw enables...
Few industrial vulnerabilities have the far-reaching potential to disrupt critical infrastructures as profoundly as those discovered in the heart of IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) systems. Among the latest to draw attention is CVE-2022-24999, a prototype pollution flaw unearthed in ABB’s...
With a barely audible whirr and a memory footprint that would fit easily on a supermarket loyalty card, FreeDOS boots to life—ready to spirit us all back to the days when computing wasn’t just a lifestyle but a daring adventure. For anyone haunted by the clangy OPL2 soundtrack of Commander Keen...
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Unwelcome news for Windows administrators and IT pros: a new vulnerability—CVE-2025-26641—has emerged, targeting Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) by exploiting uncontrolled resource consumption in Windows Cryptographic Services. In simple terms, a clever attacker can send specially crafted...