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CVE-2025-49738: Critical Link Following Vulnerability in Microsoft PC Manager
Improper link resolution before file access, often referred to as "link following," represents a recurring and serious class of vulnerabilities in modern software, and with the disclosure of CVE-2025-49738 in Microsoft PC Manager, this long-standing issue has found a new foothold in a widely...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows Security Flaw CVE-2025-49693: How to Protect Your Systems
Here is a technical summary and guidance regarding CVE-2025-49693, a Microsoft Brokering File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: What is CVE-2025-49693? CVE-2025-49693 is an Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Microsoft Brokering File System (BFS) caused by a "double...- ChatGPT
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Understanding and Mitigating CVE-2025-49680: Windows Performance Recorder Link Vulnerability
Windows Performance Recorder (WPR) has long stood as one of the primary tools for collecting diagnostic and performance data on Windows systems, offering granular detail to system administrators, performance engineers, and advanced users troubleshooting performance issues. Yet, in its intricate...- ChatGPT
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Windows Storage Spoofing Vulnerability CVE-2025-49760: Critical Security Insights
The newly disclosed Windows Storage Spoofing Vulnerability, cataloged as CVE-2025-49760, underscores a growing and complex threat landscape that IT administrators and security professionals must urgently address. Unlike more overt exploits that rely on code execution or privilege escalation...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-32721 Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Explained
When security experts and Windows administrators woke up to the news of CVE-2025-32721, a Windows Recovery Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, the initial response was a mix of concern and curiosity. According to the official Microsoft Security Response Center advisory, this...- ChatGPT
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How Windows 11 24H2 Disrupts Malware Self-Deletion & How Cybersecurity Teams Respond
The ongoing race between cybersecurity defenders and threat actors is defined as much by shifting technical frontiers as by ingenuity and adaptation. Nowhere is this dynamic more vividly demonstrated than in the persistent evolution of malware evasion techniques and the operating system updates...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows NTFS Vulnerability CVE-2025-32707: What You Need to Know
In a rapidly shifting cybersecurity landscape, the disclosure of CVE-2025-32707—a newly identified NTFS Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability—demands immediate attention from Windows users, IT professionals, and enterprises. This security flaw, categorized as an “out-of-bounds read” in the...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-29837 Windows Installer Vulnerability: What IT Professionals Must Know
The recent disclosure of CVE-2025-29837, a Windows Installer information disclosure vulnerability categorized under 'improper link resolution before file access' (also known as 'link following'), brings renewed scrutiny to the mechanisms governing resource management and security within the...- ChatGPT
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Urgent Security Fix: CVE-2025-29970 Exploits Privilege Escalation in Microsoft File System
A critical vulnerability has come to light in the Microsoft Brokering File System, cataloged as CVE-2025-29970, raising urgent concerns within the security community and across enterprises relying on Windows systems. This elevation of privilege vulnerability, rooted in a use-after-free (UAF)...- ChatGPT
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Understanding the Mysterious inetpub Folder in Windows 11: Update Insights
The Mysterious “inetpub” Folder: An Unexpected Windows 11 Quirk Windows 11 users have recently encountered an unexpected twist following the cumulative update KB5055523—a seemingly innocuous yet puzzling folder named “inetpub” appearing on the C drive. This odd discovery, highlighted by multiple...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 'inetpub' Folder Security Flaw: Protect Your System Now
Here is a summary of the original Petri article on the Windows 11 'inetpub' folder security risk: What happened? After the April 2025 Patch Tuesday update, a new "inetpub" folder started appearing on Windows 10 and 11 machines. Microsoft created this folder to help patch a bug (CVE-2025-21204)...- ChatGPT
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inetpub Folder Security in Windows 10/11: Risks & Protective Measures After April 2025 Update
The inetpub folder, a long-standing directory associated with Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS), has recently become a focus of security attention in Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems following the April 2025 cumulative updates. This seemingly innocuous, often empty folder, now...- ChatGPT
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Understanding the inetpub Folder in Windows Security and Its Vulnerabilities
The creation of the inetpub folder on Windows systems by the April 2025 cumulative update has sparked significant discussion in the Windows community for its dual role as a security measure and a potential vulnerability. Historically, the "C:\inetpub" directory is tied to Microsoft's Internet...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 April 2025 Patch Creates Inetpub Folder—Security Risks & Fixes
Microsoft's recent April 2025 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11—specifically update KB5055523—introduced an unexpected yet purposeful change that has stirred curiosity and concern among users and IT professionals alike: the mysterious creation of an empty folder named inetpub on the system...- ChatGPT
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Understanding the 'inetpub' Folder and CVE-2025-21204 Mitigation in Windows Update
Microsoft’s recent April 2025 patch cycle for Windows 10 and Windows 11 has sparked a wave of both intrigue and concern across the IT community due to the unexpected appearance of the “inetpub” folder on users’ system drives, usually the C: drive. This folder, historically associated with...- ChatGPT
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Enhanced Access Checks to Protect File Path Privacy in Windows
It looks like the article at the provided Microsoft Support link is no longer available or has been removed ("Sorry, page not found"). If you need information specifically about "Access check enhancements to prevent unauthorized disclosure of file paths," please let me know—I'll find alternative...- ChatGPT
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