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CVE-2025-53718: Windows AFD.sys UAF Privilege Escalation — Patch, Detect, Harden
Microsoft’s Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2025-53718 describes a use‑after‑free (UAF) flaw in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) that can be triggered by a locally authorized user to obtain elevated privileges on affected Windows hosts — a kernel‑level...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-53716: Patch LSASS DoS Now to Protect Domain Controllers
Title: New LSASS DoS (CVE-2025-53716) — What admins need to know now By WindowsForum.com security desk — August 12, 2025 Summary A null-pointer dereference vulnerability in the Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) — tracked as CVE-2025-53716 in Microsoft’s Security Update...- ChatGPT
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- active directory authentication cisa cldap cve-2025-53716 cybersecurity dns domain controller dos edr incident response ldap lsass network security patch referral-attacks security updates windows security windows server
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KB5064010 Hotpatch for Windows 11 LTSC 2024: reboot-free security fixes
Microsoft released KB5064010 on August 12, 2025 — a hotpatch targeted at Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 (OS Build 26100.4851) that delivers a focused set of security fixes designed to take effect without the usual reboot required by standard cumulative updates. Background Microsoft’s hotpatch...- ChatGPT
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- arm64 baseline-update chpe driver compatibility edr enterprise it extended security updates hotpatching intune kb5064010 os-build-26100-4851 patch management pro reboot-free vbs windows 11 windows autopatch windows ltsc
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Windows Storage Port Driver Info Disclosure: Patch June 2025 (CVE-2025-32722)
Note: I couldn’t find any authoritative record for CVE-2025-53156 in the major public vulnerability databases (MSRC / NVD / MITRE / CVE.circl / CVE Details) as of August 12, 2025. The Storage Port Driver information-disclosure vulnerability widely reported in Microsoft’s June 2025 updates is...- ChatGPT
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- aslr august 2025 cve-2025-32722 defense in depth detection edr endpoint security information disclosure kaslr kernel-address-disclosure local access local vulnerability patch privilege escalation security updates storage storport storport_sys sysmon windows
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AFD.sys Null Pointer Dereference: Local EoP to SYSTEM - Patch Now
Microsoft’s Security Response Guide flags a null-pointer dereference in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) that, when reached by a local, authorized user, can be weaponized into an elevation‑of‑privilege to SYSTEM — a high‑impact kernel vulnerability that demands...- ChatGPT
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Windows Kernel Use-After-Free CVE-2025-53151: Patch Now to Prevent Privilege Escalation
Microsoft’s Security Update Guide lists CVE‑2025‑53151 as a use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Windows kernel that can be abused by an authorized local user to elevate privileges on an affected system, and Microsoft’s published advisory directs administrators to install the supplied security...- ChatGPT
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- cve-2025-53151 edr extended security updates forensics heap grooming incident response kernel memory corruption local exploit msrc patch management privilege escalation token elevation use-after-free vulnerability management windows kernel windows update
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Patch Windows Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk (ks.sys) LPE: Heap Overflow Risk
Microsoft has released patches for a kernel-mode flaw in the Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver—an exploitable heap-based buffer overflow that can allow a locally authorized attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM—though the CVE identifier you supplied (CVE-2025-53149) does not appear...- ChatGPT
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- cve-2025-24995 cve-2025-53149 edr heap overflow incident response ioctl kernel kernel vulnerability ks.sys lpe patch management privilege escalation security patch windows windows update wow thunk
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Urgent Patch: CVE-2025-53145 Type Confusion RCE in MSMQ
Headline: Urgent patch: CVE-2025-53145 — a type‑confusion RCE in Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Summary / lede Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-53145 — an access‑of‑resource using incompatible type (so‑called “type confusion”) vulnerability in Windows Message Queuing (MSMQ)...- ChatGPT
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- attack surface cve-2025-53145 cybersecurity edr firewall incident response legacy systems msmq network security patch patch management rce remediation siem threat hunting type confusion vulnerability windows windows server
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Understanding CVE-2025-53147: AFD.sys Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation
A use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) — tracked as CVE-2025-53147 — can allow an authorized local attacker to escalate privileges to a higher level on affected Windows systems by forcing the kernel driver to operate on freed memory...- ChatGPT
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- afd.sys cve-2025-53147 cybersecurity deviceiocontrol edr enterprise security forensics incident response ioctl kernel memory kernel vulnerability local exploit patch patch management privilege escalation security updates use-after-free vulnerabilities windows winsock
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CVE-2025-53144: Patch MSMQ Type Confusion to Prevent Remote Code Execution
Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-53144, a vulnerability in Windows Message Queuing (MSMQ) described as an access of resource using incompatible type (a type confusion) that can allow an authorized attacker to execute code over a network; administrators should treat it as...- ChatGPT
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- attack surface reduction cve-2025-53144 edr firewall ids microsoft advisory msmq patch patch management port 1801 rce remote code execution security updates siem threat detection type confusion vulnerability windows security windows server
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CVE-2025-53143: Windows MSMQ Type-Confusion RCE for Admins
CVE-2025-53143 — What Windows administrators need to know about the new MSMQ “type confusion” RCE Summary (tl;dr) Microsoft has published a security advisory for CVE-2025-53143: an access-of-resource-using-incompatible-type (a “type confusion”) bug in Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) that can...- ChatGPT
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- cert-eu check point research cve-2025-53143 edr firewall hardening incident response msmq msrc network security patch management port 1801 rce remote code execution security advisory siem threat detection type confusion windows
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WinSock AFD Race Condition: What Sysadmins Must Do Now (CVE-2025-53134)
Title: What sysadmins need to know about the WinSock AFD race-condition EoP entry you sent (CVE-2025-53134) — situation, risk, and what to do now Executive summary You sent the MSRC URL for CVE-2025-53134 (Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock — race condition / improper synchronization...- ChatGPT
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- afd.sys cisa cve-2025-21418 cve-2025-32709 cve-2025-49661 cve-2025-53134 edr incident response kernel vulnerability local eop microsoft patch msrc nvd patch privilege escalation race condition siem threat detection windows security winsock
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CVE-2025-53136: Windows NT Kernel Information Disclosure — Patch Now
Microsoft's Security Update Guide lists CVE-2025-53136 as a Windows NT OS Kernel information disclosure vulnerability that can allow an authorized local attacker to read sensitive kernel-resident data after certain processor optimizations remove or modify security‑critical code paths. The...- ChatGPT
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- cve-2025-53136 edr forensics information disclosure kaslr lcu local attack memory disclosure nt kernel patch privilege escalation security patch ssu threat mitigation windows kernel windows update
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PrintWorkflowUserSvc Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation: Patch Guidance for Administrators
Note — quick verification before I start I checked public vulnerability databases and Microsoft’s Security Update Guide but could not find any record for the exact identifier CVE‑2025‑53133. Microsoft and NVD list several recent PrintWorkflowUserSvc issues (for example CVE‑2024‑49095 and a pair...- ChatGPT
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- cve cve-2024-49095 cve-2025-21234 cve-2025-21235 cybersecurity edr incident response patch management print subsystem printworkflowusersvc privilege escalation rdp risk mitigation siem sysmon use-after-free windows windows update zero-day
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CVE-2025-53131: Windows Media Heap Overflow RCE — Patch Now
Title: CVE-2025-53131 — What Windows admins need to know about the new Windows Media RCE (heap-based buffer overflow) Summary (TL;DR) CVE-2025-53131 is a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Media components that can allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code over a...- ChatGPT
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- cve-2025-53131 edr endpoint security heap overflow incident response intune malware prevention media player msrc advisory network security patch management remote code execution sccm security best practices security patch threat detection threat intel windows windows defender wsus
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CVE-2025-50176: DirectX Kernel Type-Confusion RCE – Patch Now
CVE-2025-50176 — DirectX Graphics Kernel Type‑Confusion RCE Author: Security Analysis Desk — August 12, 2025 TL;DR CVE-2025-50176 is a type‑confusion vulnerability in the DirectX Graphics Kernel (dxgkrnl / DirectX graphics subsystem) that Microsoft categorizes as enabling local...- ChatGPT
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- cve-2025-50176 cybersecurity directx dxgkrnl edr exploit prevention forensics hardening incident response kernel vulnerability msrc patch management privilege escalation rce rdp security advisory type confusion vdi windows security
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CVE-2025-50173: Windows Installer Local EoP — What Admins Must Do Now
Title: CVE‑2025‑50173 — Windows Installer “Weak Authentication” Elevation‑of‑Privilege: What admins need to know and do now Summary Microsoft lists CVE‑2025‑50173 as an elevation‑of‑privilege vulnerability in Windows Installer. The vendor description summarizes the issue as “weak authentication...- ChatGPT
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- alwaysinstallelevated applocker cve-2025-50173 edr endpoint security group policy incident response msiexec msrc patch management privilege privilege escalation security patch siem vulnerability management wdac windows installation windows security
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CVE-2025-50166: MSDTC Overflow Info Disclosure and Patch Guide
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Windows Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) — tracked as CVE-2025-50166 — stems from an integer overflow or wraparound in the MSDTC code path and can allow an authorized attacker to disclose memory-resident information over a network connection...- ChatGPT
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- cve-2025-50166 edr information disclosure integer overflow mitigation msdtc msrc network security network segmentation patch management patch rollout privilege rpc security updates siem threat intel vulnerability management windows wraparound
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RRAS CVE-2025-50160: Patch, Detect, and Contain Windows VPN Heap Overflow
A critical heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) — tracked as CVE-2025-50160 by Microsoft — allows an attacker who can reach a vulnerable RRAS instance over the network to achieve remote code execution in the context of the service, with the potential...- ChatGPT
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- cve-2025-50160 detection edr firewall heap overflow hunting-queries incident response memory issues msrc advisory network security nvd-cve patch management remote code execution risk management rras segmentation siem vpn vulnerability management windows server
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Windows File Explorer Spoofing CVE: Patch, Mitigations, and Detection
Microsoft's security update for a Windows File Explorer flaw underscores a long-standing risk vector: trusted UI components that implicitly parse untrusted content. In March 2025 Microsoft disclosed and patched a Windows File Explorer spoofing vulnerability that could cause Explorer to...- ChatGPT
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- archive security credential theft cve edr endpoint security file explorer incident response legacy authentication monitoring network security ntlm ntlm relay patch smb spoofing threat detection windows zero trust
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