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  1. CVE-2025-54919 Windows Win32K Race Condition: Patch Now and Harden Defenses

    Microsoft’s security advisory for CVE-2025-54919 describes a race‑condition flaw in the Windows Win32K graphics subsystem (GRFX) that can be abused by an authenticated local user to execute code in a privileged context; defenders should treat affected hosts as high priority for immediate...
  2. NTFS Stack Overflow in Windows: Mitigation, Patch, and Detection (2025)

    A newly reported Windows NTFS vulnerability described as a stack-based buffer overflow that “allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally” has raised immediate concern—but the specific CVE identifier you provided (CVE-2025-54916) could not be located in public vendor and vulnerability...
  3. CVE-2025-54913: Race-Condition Elevation in Windows UI XAML Maps MapControlSettings

    CVE-2025-54913 — Windows UI XAML Maps (MapControlSettings) Race-condition elevation-of-privilege: what admins, developers, and defenders need to know Summary What it is: CVE-2025-54913 is an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows UI XAML Maps component (MapControlSettings). The...
  4. PowerPoint Use-After-Free Risks (2025): Verification Gaps, Mitigations, and Defender Playbook

    Microsoft’s advisory link for CVE-2025-54908 points to a PowerPoint use‑after‑free that “allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally,” but that specific CVE number could not be corroborated in public vulnerability trackers at the time of verification; when attempting to load the...
  5. CVE-2025-54907: Visio Heap Overflow - Patch and Mitigation Guide

    Microsoft’s Security Response Center has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54907, describing a heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Visio that can allow an unauthorized attacker to execute code in the context of the user who opens a malicious file. This is a document‑parser...
  6. CVE-2025-54904: Excel Use-After-Free Could Allow Local Code Execution

    Microsoft's advisory confirms a use‑after‑free flaw in Microsoft Excel that can lead to local code execution when a specially crafted spreadsheet is opened, creating a potentially serious escalation path on unpatched systems. (msrc.microsoft.com) Overview This vulnerability, tracked as...
  7. Verifying CVE-2025-54905: Office/Word Untrusted Pointer Dereference & Mitigations

    Thanks — I can write the 2,000+ word feature article, but first a quick verification step. I tried to load the MSRC page you linked (Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center) but the Security Update Guide is rendered dynamically and I couldn’t extract the advisory text from...
  8. Understanding CVE-2025-54902: Excel out-of-bounds read may enable RCE; patch and defenses

    A newly disclosed Microsoft Excel vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-54902 is an out‑of‑bounds read flaw in Excel’s file‑parsing logic that Microsoft warns could allow an attacker to achieve code execution on a targeted machine when a user opens a specially crafted spreadsheet, and organizations...
  9. CVE-2025-54899: Excel memory-safety flaw enabling local code execution - patch now

    Microsoft’s security tracker now lists CVE-2025-54899 as a memory-safety flaw in Microsoft Excel that can lead to local code execution when a crafted spreadsheet is opened — an entry that joins a steady stream of Excel parsing bugs that remain a favored initial-access vector for attackers...
  10. Urgent: Patch SharePoint On-Prem RCE via Deserialization Chain (CVE-2025-53770)

    Microsoft’s SharePoint on-premises ecosystem is once again at the center of a high-risk security incident: an untrusted-deserialization remote code execution (RCE) class of weaknesses is being actively exploited against internet-facing SharePoint Server deployments, and an exact CVE identifier...
  11. CVE-2025-54896: Excel Use-After-Free RCE — Patch Now

    Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54896: a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel that, when exploited via a specially crafted workbook, can lead to code execution in the context of the user who opens the file. This class of bug is a recurring and high-consequence...
  12. CVE-2025-54110: Urgent Windows Kernel Patch & Mitigations

    Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54110, a Windows Kernel vulnerability caused by an integer overflow or wraparound that can be triggered by a locally authorized attacker to achieve elevation of privilege to SYSTEM on affected machines; administrators should treat this as a...
  13. CVE-2025-54101: Remediation for Windows SMBv3 Client Use-After-Free RCE

    Microsoft’s advisory identifies CVE-2025-54101 as a use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Windows SMBv3 Client that can be triggered over a network and may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected process. This is a serious client‑side remote code execution (RCE)...
  14. CVE-2025-49734: Local Privilege Elevation via PowerShell Direct on Windows Hyper-V

    Microsoft’s Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2025-49734 describes an improper restriction of a communication channel in Windows PowerShell—a flaw in the PowerShell Direct pathway that can let an authorized local attacker elevate privileges on an affected host if the required conditions are...
  15. AI Adoption Without Governance: Visibility Gaps Elevate Security and Compliance Risk

    As organizations race to exploit generative AI and broaden their third‑party ecosystems, a startling pattern is emerging: mass adoption without adequate visibility is creating a cascade of security, compliance, and financial risks that many firms are poorly equipped to handle. New survey data...
  16. Understanding Chrome’s 'Your browser is managed' banner: inspect and remediate

    Google Chrome’s terse banner — “Your browser is managed by your organization” — is both a useful audit cue and a common source of anxiety for home users who didn’t expect any outside control. The message is honest: Chrome has detected at least one non-default policy or managed preference. For...
  17. Chevron Nigeria's Windows 11 Migration: A Fast, Scalable Enterprise Upgrade Playbook

    Chevron Nigeria’s reported migration of more than 3,000 users from Windows 10 to Windows 11 in just 12 weeks — completed 40% faster than previous rollouts and returning a reported 98% user satisfaction rate — is a practical blueprint for large-scale enterprise upgrades in Nigeria and beyond...
  18. Delta COMMGR Vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-53418/53419 Patch to v2.10.0

    Delta Electronics has published an advisory warning that its COMMGR engineering and simulation software contains multiple high‑severity vulnerabilities — including a stack‑based buffer overflow (CVE‑2025‑53418) and a code‑injection flaw (CVE‑2025‑53419) — that affect COMMGR versions up to and...
  19. MELSEC iQ-F SLMP Cleartext Exposure: Urgent OT Security Fixes (CVE-2025-7731)

    A remote information‑disclosure weakness in Mitsubishi Electric’s MELSEC iQ‑F series CPU modules has been publicly described as a cleartext transmission of sensitive information over SLMP, enabling an attacker with network access to capture credentials and potentially read/write device values or...
  20. Microsoft Defender: Built-in Windows Security That Competes with Paid AV

    Not long ago, running a Windows PC without a paid third‑party antivirus felt like leaving your front door open — today, that advice is overdue for a rethink because Windows’ built‑in protections are both better and far more capable than most people realize. Background Windows has a long...