Microsoft’s January cumulative (KB5074109) has quietly forced a security crossroads for administrators who still depend on Windows Deployment Services’ (WDS) hands‑free imaging: a newly disclosed access‑control vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑0386) and an associated hardening plan mean that unsecured...
Windows administrators must treat the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) hands‑free deployment change as an immediate operational imperative: Microsoft’s January 13, 2026 guidance closes a long‑standing insecure channel used by unattended installations and forces organizations to choose security...