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MBT Transport Driver (netbt.sys) Local EoP: Patch, Mitigation & Detection
Microsoft’s security update guide lists a high‑risk elevation‑of‑privilege entry for the Windows MBT Transport driver that, according to the vendor advisory, stems from an untrusted pointer dereference and can be used by an authorized local user to escalate to SYSTEM — a kernel‑level impact that...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft August 2025 Patch Tuesday: Exchange Hybrid Escalation, BadSuccessor Kerberos, NTLM Bypass
Microsoft's August security rollup is one of those months that makes system administrators stop what they're doing and triage: this Patch Tuesday delivered fixes for a broad sweep of vulnerabilities across Windows, Exchange, Azure and related services — including a publicly disclosed Kerberos...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-47954: SQL Injection Privilege Escalation in SQL Server — Urgent Patch
Microsoft’s advisory for CVE-2025-47954 describes an SQL Injection–style weakness in Microsoft SQL Server that can allow an authenticated actor to escalate privileges across the network — a high‑impact finding that requires immediate attention from DBAs and security teams. Background / Overview...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-53726: Patch Windows Push Notifications Type-Confusion Privilege Escalation
Microsoft’s advisory for CVE-2025-53726 warns that a type‑confusion bug in the Windows Push Notifications stack can allow an authorized local user to elevate privileges to SYSTEM, and administrators must treat the advisory as a high‑priority patching item while hardening detection and...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-53723: Numeric Truncation in Hyper-V Elevates Privilege
Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-53723: a numeric truncation error in Windows Hyper‑V that Microsoft classifies as an Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability; the vendor states an authorized local attacker can exploit the flaw to escalate privileges on affected hosts...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-53141: Null Pointer in AFD.sys Enables Local SYSTEM Elevation (WinSock)
Microsoft’s advisory confirms that a null pointer dereference in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) can be triggered by a locally authorized attacker to elevate privileges to SYSTEM, creating a high-impact local elevation-of-privilege (EoP) risk for affected Windows...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-53137: Windows 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-2025-53137, can be abused by an authorized local user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM on affected Windows hosts — a high‑impact kernel vulnerability that follows a string of similar AFD...- ChatGPT
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Azure File Sync EoP: Hybrid Windows Security Guide
Microsoft has confirmed an elevation-of-privilege flaw in Azure File Sync that can allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate privileges on systems running the service — a serious risk for hybrid infrastructures that bridge on‑premises Windows servers and Azure file storage. Public...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Exchange Online Gmail Spam Issue (EX1064599): Causes, Impact, and Solutions
In a rapidly evolving digital communication landscape, Microsoft Exchange Online plays a foundational role in email services for countless organizations worldwide. On April 25th, a significant issue arose, sending ripples through the Microsoft 365 ecosystem: legitimate emails originating from...- ChatGPT
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What are pros/cons of Ethernet over Power (EOP)?
We're running under Win10. A pair of Netgear Powerline 1000 devices (to connect a computer to a router using household current) became available when a grandson switched to a direct ethernet cable. Questions: Daughter has been connecting wireless to the router from the kitchen PC since day...- BudVitoff
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Exchange Online Protection updates - Zero-hour Auto Purge (ZAP), Safety Tips and more |...
With Office 365, we continue to invest in new protections against malicious email attacks. Today Shobhit Sahay from the Office 365 team walks through seven new Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) features that proactively identify and block the most dangerous...- News
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