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  1. CVE-2025-50167: Hyper-V Race Condition Elevates Privilege (Patch Now)

    Microsoft’s advisory for CVE‑2025‑50167 warns that a race condition in Windows Hyper‑V can be abused by an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges on affected hosts — a kernel‑level flaw that demands immediate attention from administrators, cloud operators, and anyone running Hyper‑V...
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  2. Rockwell Automation Vulnerabilities: Key VMware Security Risks in Industrial Automation

    Rockwell Automation, a global leader in industrial automation and information technology, finds itself at the forefront of a critical security challenge following the recent disclosure of high-severity vulnerabilities in its Lifecycle Services solutions that leverage VMware technologies. These...
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  3. CVE-2025-48811 Exposes Vulnerability in Windows VBS Enclaves: What You Need to Know

    Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) has been widely touted by Microsoft as a foundational technology for modern Windows platform security, providing powerful separation of sensitive processes and protecting against a wide variety of exploits. However, recent developments have brought...
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  4. CVE-2025-47159: Critical Vulnerability in Windows VBS Enclave Threatening System Security

    Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) is a core pillar of modern Windows security architecture, trusted by enterprises and government organizations alike to isolate and protect sensitive system processes from compromise. However, the recent disclosure of CVE-2025-47159—a critical elevation...
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  5. Why Upgrading to Windows 11 Pro Is Essential for Business Security and Productivity in 2025

    As the October 14, 2025, end-of-support date for Windows 10 approaches, businesses are at a pivotal juncture. Transitioning to Windows 11 Pro is not merely a routine upgrade; it's a strategic move that can redefine an organization's IT infrastructure, enhance security, and boost productivity...
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    • Forum: Windows News

  6. Windows 11 Hackers Demonstrate Zero-Day Exploits at Pwn2Own Berlin 2025

    Here’s a summary of what happened, based on your Forbes excerpt and forum highlights: What Happened at Pwn2Own Berlin 2025? On the first day, Windows 11 was successfully hacked three separate times by elite security researchers using zero-day exploits (vulnerabilities unknown to the vendor)...
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  7. CVE-2025-29833: Critical VMBus Race Condition Threat in Windows Virtualization

    In recent developments that underscore the evolving landscape of cloud and virtualization security, the disclosure of CVE-2025-29833 targeting the Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus (VMBus) places a spotlight on both the unique strengths and inherent risks of Windows-based virtualization...
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  8. Why Microsoft Is Deprecating Windows 11 VBS Enclaves: Risks, Reasons, and the Future of Security

    Microsoft’s relentless evolution of Windows 11 has ushered in sweeping changes to the platform’s security, feature set, and underlying architecture. While every major update promises advancement, each new build increasingly resembles a spring cleaning expedition—sweeping out legacy components...
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