A routine security update intended to tighten Windows kernel defenses has instead opened a new attack vector: a reliably exploitable information‑disclosure bug tracked as CVE‑2025‑53136 that leaks kernel addresses on Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 24H2 builds. The vulnerability—rooted in...
Microsoft’s advisory identifies CVE-2025-53803 as a Windows Kernel memory information disclosure vulnerability: an error message generated by kernel code can contain sensitive kernel memory contents, allowing an authenticated local actor to read data that should remain protected.
Background
The...
cve-2025-53803
cybersecurity
edr
information disclosure
kaslr
kernel
local access
local exploit
memory disclosure
microsoft advisory
patch
patch management
privilege escalation
security patch
vulnerability
windows
windows kernel
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...
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
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...
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
Cache timing side-channel attacks have re-emerged as a topic of grave concern for system security in recent months, and a new demonstration targeting fully patched Windows 11 installations underscores just how sophisticated modern exploitation techniques have become. The recent revelation that...